Patrick Henry Quote

"Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is impossible that a nation of infidels or idolaters should be a nation of freemen. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue; and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles."

By:	Patrick Henry (more quotes by Patrick Henry or books by/about Patrick Henry)
	(1736-1799) US Founding Father
Source:	Attributed - no source found.
Categories:	Conscience, God, Honor, Integrity, Religion, Virtue
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