Unite liberality with a just frugality; always reserve something for the hand of charity; and never let your door be closed to the voice of suffering humanity. Patrick Henry Read Quote
Perfect freedom is as necessary to the health and vigor of commerce as it is to the health and vigor of citizenship. Patrick Henry Read Quote
It is a debt we owe to the purity of our religion to show that it is at variance with that law which warrants slavery. Patrick Henry Read Quote
I have had many anxieties for our commonwealth, principally occasioned by the depreciation of our money. Patrick Henry Read Quote
Would any one believe that I am master of slaves by my own purchase? I am drawn along by the general inconvenience of living without them. Patrick Henry Read Quote
Shall we, who have laid the proud British lion at our feet, now be afraid of his whelps? Patrick Henry Read Quote
We are descended from a people whose government was founded on liberty; our glorious forefathers of Great Britain made liberty the foundation of everything. That country is become a great, mighty, and splendid nation; not because their government is strong and energetic, but, sir, because liberty is its direct end and foundation. Patrick Henry Read Quote
I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian religion. Patrick Henry Read Quote
This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed. Patrick Henry Read Quote
Do you remember any instance where tyranny was destroyed and freedom established on its ruins, among a people possessing so small a share of virtue and public spirit? I recollect none, and this more than the British arms makes me fearful of final success, without a reform. Patrick Henry Read Quote
