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Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death (Patrick Henry's speech
on March 23, 1775)
Early America ^
| March 23, 1775
| Pactric Henry
Posted on 03/09/2013 6:58:27 PM PST by Texas Fossil
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Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British Federal guard shall be stationed in every house?
No the circumstances are not exactly the same, but we face despots none the less. Why do you think they wish to dissarm the nation? Yes, they do so wish that. Because of what their "final aim" is. Do you have any questions what that is? Despotism, subjection and destruction. They lie and tell us that is not their aim, but it is....
To: Texas Fossil
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posted on
03/09/2013 7:02:17 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: cripplecreek
McCrazy and Lindsey the light are nothing but Obozo’s shills.
Those 2 RINOs MUST GO! Exposure of the truth will end their careers.
To: Texas Fossil
This is re-enacted every year in Saint John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia.
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posted on
03/09/2013 7:13:42 PM PST
by
HokieMom
(Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
To: Texas Fossil
Thank God they weren’t among our founders. They would have been dining with the king and promising to silence those firebrands back in the colonies.
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posted on
03/09/2013 7:15:11 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Texas Fossil
To: HokieMom
Its why the left fears Christianity so much. They know that the churches were fertile ground for the seeds of freedom.
"It was Sunday morning early in the year 1776. In the church where Pastor Muhlenberg preached, it was a regular service for his congregation, but a quite different affair for Muhlenberg himself. Muhlenberg's text for the day was Ecclesiastes 3 where it explains, 'To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven; a time to be born, and a time to die, a time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted...'"
"Coming to the end of his sermon, Peter Muhlenberg turned to his congregation and said, 'In the language of the holy writ, there was a time for all things, a time to preach and a time to pray, but those times have passed away.' As those assembled looked on, Pastor Muhlenberg declared, 'There is a time to fight, and that time is now coming!' Muhlenberg then proceeded to remove his robes revealing, to the shock of his congregation, a military uniform."
"Marching to the back of the church he declared, 'Who among you is with me?' On that day 300 men from his church stood up and joined Peter Muhlenberg. They eventually became the 8th Virginia Brigade fighting for liberty."
"Frederick Muhlenberg, Peter's brother, was against Peter's level of involvement in the war. Peter responded to Frederick writing, 'I am a Clergyman it is true, but I am a member of the Society as well as the poorest Layman, and my Liberty is as dear to me as any man, shall I then sit still and enjoy myself at Home when the best Blood of the Covenant is spilling? ...So far am I from thinking that I act wrong, I am convinced it is my duty to do so and duly I owe to God and my country."
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posted on
03/09/2013 7:19:44 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Texas Fossil
Thanks excellent post! Thank you. To bad we as a Nation have lost the ability to speak as intelligent as our Founding patriots could.
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posted on
03/09/2013 7:22:58 PM PST
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: HokieMom
Thanks for that info. It reassures me that there is still sanity in our country.
Outside of DC.
To: Texas Fossil
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posted on
03/09/2013 7:42:51 PM PST
by
Graewoulf
((Traitor John Roberts' Commune Obama"care" violates Anti-Trust Laws, AND the U.S. Constitution.))
To: cripplecreek
I am proud to be a descendant of Peter Muhlenberg.
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posted on
03/09/2013 7:55:18 PM PST
by
Inyo-Mono
(NRA)
To: Inyo-Mono
In my genealogy research I’ve found that I’m a descendant of Ethan Allen and Lyman Hall.
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posted on
03/09/2013 7:58:23 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Texas Fossil
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posted on
03/09/2013 7:59:07 PM PST
by
sport
To: sport
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posted on
03/09/2013 8:01:00 PM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
To: cripplecreek
Wow! Its interesting how many Freepers are related to famous Revolutionary War patriots.
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posted on
03/09/2013 8:10:20 PM PST
by
Inyo-Mono
(NRA)
To: Texas Fossil
That is one of the greatest speeches in American history, by Patrick Henry. If you substitute the terms “Monarchy, Ministry & Parliament” with the terms “White House, Judicial branch & Congress”, it is apparent that our country is now in more dire straits than 1775 when Patrick Henry made this electrifying speech. I am convinced that the vast majority of RAT bastard, socialist, marxist, fascist school teachers & school districts, would never even allow Patrick Henry’s speech to read in today’s shameful excuse of public skools. I think we are fast approaching the tipping point in our country when we will have to stand up ARMED against the police state called Amerika.
To: Texas Fossil
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posted on
03/09/2013 9:13:17 PM PST
by
gunsequalfreedom
(Conservative is not a label of convenience. It is a guide to your actions.)
To: Red_Devil 232; rcrngroup
There are few things that irritate me as much as people who view our founders as being less sophisticated than ourselves with an inability to cope with the “complicated” issues we face today.
These men like Patrick Henry understood quite well the essence of the “complicated” issues we face today. Times change and people change, but there are principles and bases of knowledge that are timeless.
As rcrngroup astutely noticed and alluded to with the suggestion to substitute words or phrases into Patrick Henry’s speech, our founders were well aware of the issues we face today. I feel certain that they understand many of the important ones FAR better than we do.
It must have been something to listen to that speech in person.
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posted on
03/09/2013 9:16:54 PM PST
by
rlmorel
(1793 French Jacobins and 2012 American Liberals have a lot in common.)
To: gunsequalfreedom
It is truely amazing that they had YouTube in Virginia all those years ago.
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posted on
03/09/2013 9:33:58 PM PST
by
KC Burke
(Plain Conservative opinions and common sense correction for thirteen years.)
To: cripplecreek
Many just say, “Give me my Obama phone”.
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posted on
03/09/2013 11:24:54 PM PST
by
Mark
(For the first time in my life, I'm no longer proud of my country.)
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