The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, sec… - Patrick Henry

" "
The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.

Patrick Henry

English

Collect this quote

About Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry (29 May 1736 – 6 June 1799) was an American attorney, planter and politician who became known as an orator during the movement for independence in Virginia in the 1770s. A U.S. Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. Henry led the opposition to the Stamp Act 1765 and is remembered for the "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech attributed to him. Along with Samuel Adams and Thomas Paine, he is regarded as one of the most influential champions of Republicanism and an invested promoter of the American Revolution and its fight for independence.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Henry

Full Quote All quotes from Patrick Henry Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Patrick Henry:

Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson George Washington John Adams Samuel Adams

Additional quotes by Patrick Henry

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?

(45) We will appoint as justices, constables, sheriffs, or other officials, only men that know the law of the realm and are minded to keep it well.

It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains.

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them. - Patrick Henry

About Patrick Henry

Also Known As

Go Premium

Additional quotes by Patrick Henry

Enhance Your Quote Experience