Stamp Act Resolves (May 1765) passed in the Virginia House of Burgesses, Williamsburg. On the reverse of The Stamp Act Resolves, Patrick Henry wrote:
<This brought on the war which finally separated the two countries and gave independence to ours. Whether this will prove a blessing or a curse, will depend upon the use our people make of the blessings, which a gracious God hath bestowed on us. If they are wise, they will be great and happy. If they are of a contrary character, they will be miserable.
Righteousness alone can exalt them as a nation. Reader! Whoever thou art, remember this, and in thy sphere practice virtue thyself, and encourage it in others.
(signed) P. Henry.> 1765SA001
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Endnotes:
1765SA001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Stamp Act Resolves, Patrick Henry. https://www.redhill.org/speeches-writings/patrick-henrys-resolutions-against-the-stamp-act/#:~:text=Resolved%2C%20That%20the%20Taxation%20of,only%20Security%20against%20a%20burdensome