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To paraphrase Patrick Henry: If this be motherhood, make the most of it
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To paraphrase Patrick Henry: If this be stereotyping, make the most of it.
Peggy Drexler: Sexism, Politics and Equal-Opportunity: Media Doesn't Just Pick On The Girls 2008
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The oratory of Menefee was so pleasing and convincing as to cause him to be called the Patrick Henry of the West.
The story of Kentucky Rice S. Eubank
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Amongst them was the Yorktown, alias Patrick Henry, which, under the command of my friend Captain Tucker, figured in the memorable Merrimac attack.
Three Months in the Southern States: April, June, 1863. 1864
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It is much the same as it has been for almost 5 years, with one notable exception -- something called Patrick Henry is no longer on the list and has slipped into honorable mention (along with Brigham Young!).
Reason & Revelation 2009
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The ranks of the antifederalists included some of the most celebrated names in the nation's history, such as Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, George Mason, George Clinton, and Luther Martin.
The Enlarged Republic—Then and Now Sunstein, Cass R. 2009
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"Patrick Henry," was the soft reply of Pendleton, his colleague.
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"Patrick Henry," he declared, "had never made a more eloquent speech than the one they had just listened to from the lips of the hunted fugitive."
Frederick Douglass 1932
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Virginia, in spite of the support of such men as Washington and Madison, the sentiment for and against the Constitution was fairly evenly divided, and the opposition numbered in its ranks other names of almost equal influence, such as Patrick Henry and George Mason.
The Fathers of the Constitution; a chronicle of the establishment of the Union Max Farrand 1907
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However, other notable founders, such as Patrick Henry, were strong proponents of traditional religion.
unknown title 2009
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