Patrick Henry's quote "Fear is the passion of servants" suggests that those who are controlled by worry can quickly be controlled and manipulated, like slaves. Worry can overpower a person's reasoning and decision-making abilities, leading them to act crazily, even willingly submitting to an oppressor/slave master. This might refer to political, social, or economic situations, where worry plays a significant role in the suppression and enslavement of a private or a society. The quote underscores the value of being courageous in the pursuit of one's liberty and basic rights, always standing up against overbearing aspects in society.
"The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. Our children see this, and learn to imitate it"
"The perfection of our union, especially our commitment to equality of opportunity, has been a story of constant striving to live up to our Founding principles. This is what Abraham Lincoln meant when he said, 'In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve.'"
"Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft and luxurious lives; we of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war. Above all, we are free men, and they are slaves"