Give Me Liberty Quotes

“A leader must lead. Where others see obstacles, he must see opportunities. When others see problems, he must see possibilities ... Civilization is not built on a negation but on an affirmation- an affirmation of the bright and promising possibilities that the future holds for those who are enterprising enough to pursue them.”
― David J. Vaughan, Give Me Liberty: The Uncompromising Statesmanship of Patrick Henry

“(Patrick Henry) He understood that the home was the foundation of a stable society and that the authority a man "exercised within the larger society was rooted in the authority exercised at home." Thus ... the training ground for all sound leadership is the family.”
― David J. Vaughan, Give Me Liberty: The Uncompromising Statesmanship of Patrick Henry