Quote#Freedom
Show me that age and country where the rights and liberties of the…
Quote byPatrick Henry · 1736–1799
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech on the Federal Constitution, Virginia Ratifying Convention (5 June 1788)..
English (original)
Show me that age and country where the rights and liberties of the people were placed on the sole chance of their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty?
— Patrick Henry
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