We the People or We the States: Patrick Henryโs Anti-Federalist Speech No. 1
In his first speech at the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry challenged the legitimacy of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, warned against consolidation, and argued that a federal system should start with We the States. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday...
The Biggest Threat to Liberty?
I think it’s a centralized government. The founding generation thought so too. They called it “consolidation” and many warned against it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center (@tenthamendmentcenter) For Further Reading...
Patrick Henry: Give me Liberty or Give me Death!
On March 23, 1775 – less than a month before Lexington and Concord and the “shot heard round the world,” Patrick Henry offered a set of resolutions before the Second Virginia Convention to establish a provincial militia and put Virginia in a posture...