"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one
who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it
but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are
inevitably ruined." -- Patrick Henry, speech of June 5 1788
who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it
but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are
inevitably ruined." -- Patrick Henry, speech of June 5 1788
Related:
- Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who
approaches that jewel.
Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright... - The great object is, that every man be armed. [...]
Every one who is able may have a gun."
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Patrick Henry, speech of June 14... - Give me liberty or give me death!
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Patrick Henry... - You all know that Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty or give me death."
But you've never been told his complete statement.
It went like this: "Give me liberty or give me death... - God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready
to guard and defend it.
Daniel Webster (1782-1852) -- Speech, June 3, 1834... - Give in to the
FORCE..... - If you happen to one of the fretful minority who can do creative work,
never force an idea; you'll abort it if you do. Be... - Are we at last brought to such a humiliating and debasing degradation,
that we cannot be trusted with arms for our own defence... - One of these centuries the brutes, private or public,
who believe that they can rule their betters by force...
From the same category:
- If I were to select a jack-booted group of fascists who are
perhaps as large a danger to American society as I could pick today,
I would pick BATF [the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,... - Government should be weak, amateurish and ridiculous.
At present, it fulfills only a third of the role. ... - I was in the first submarine. Instead of a periscope,
they had a kaleidoscope. "We're surrounded." ... - When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked if I had
any firearms with me.
I said, "Well, what do you need?" -- Stephen... - The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of
slander on the poor.
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