The Christian Faith of the Founding Fathers
“Facts are stubborn things.”
Patrick Henry
Governor of Virginia (1776-1779) and (1784-1786)
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
A Founding Father of the United States
Known For “Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death” Speech
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
A Founding Father of the United States
Known For “Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death” Speech
America’s Christian Heritage Remembered
Because much rewriting of American history is destroying the truth.
Quotation Background
An excerpt from Patrick Henry’s ‘Last Will and Testament’ written on November 20, 1798.
Biography
PATRICK HENRY (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an attorney, planter and politician who became known as an orator during the movement for independence in Virginia in the 1770s. A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. Henry led the opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765 and is remembered for his "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" speech. Along with Samuel Adams and Thomas Paine, he is regarded as one of the most influential champions of Republicanism and an invested promoter of the American Revolution and its fight for independence. » Full Bio
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