Patrick Henry and the Bible
PATRICK HENRY, eloquent beyond comparison, amiable, virtuous, temperate, never rude, never known to utter a profane expression, valued earthly things more than he did the spiritual life. Not long before his death his eyes were opened to see this; and to a friend who found him reading the Bible he said: "Here is a book worth more than all the other books which ever were printed; yet it is my misfortune never to have found time till lately to read it with proper attention and feeling."