We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power... the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
Founding Father, Governor of Virginia (1776–1779; 1784–1786)

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Patrick Henry was American founding father, governor of virginia (1776–1779; 1784–1786). Patrick Henry was an American politician, planter and orator who declared to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • God — Spiritual reflections on the divine, faith, and creation
  • Alone — Solitude, independence, and the experience of being alone
  • Power — The dynamics of influence, authority, and leadership

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