Patrick henry quotes about the bible
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Patrick Henry > Quotes
“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
&#; Patrick Henry
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“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.”
&#; Patrick Henry
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“Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell; and George the Third — ['Treason!' cried the Speaker] — may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.”
&#; Patrick Henry
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“The eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate, it is immutable.”
&#; Patrick Henry
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“They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable a
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Patrick Henry Christian Quotes and Sayings (Showing of 9)
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue; and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.
Patrick Henry
That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence; and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of the conscience; and it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other.
Patrick Henry
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Josh Hawley criticized for posting fake Patrick Henry quote claiming US founded 'on the Gospel'
Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri has garnered backlash for posting a fake quote attributed to Patrick Henry claiming that America was founded “on the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”
On Independence Day, Hawley posted to Twitter a quote that has often been attributed to Patrick Henry, the Founding Father known for a speech in which he declared, “give me liberty or give me death.”
“It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but bygd Christians; not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason, peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here,” Hawley incorrectly quoted Henry as saying.
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