![]() ![]() ![]() Patrick Henry’s most oft-quoted renunciation of English despotism and reminder of the rights of Americans was delivered 248 years ago. ![]() If Washington was the “Sword of the Revolution” and Jefferson “the Pen,” Patrick Henry more than earned his epithet as “the Trumpet” of the Revolution for rousing Americans to arms in the Revolutionary War. Patrick Henry is all but forgotten as the first of the Founding Fathers to call for independence, for revolution against Britain, for a bill of rights, and for as much freedom as possible from government - American as well as British. Undaunted by such threats, Henry fearlessly defended the right of man to be self-governing and free from the oppression of tyrants.īiographer Harlow Unger describes Henry’s critical role in the American Colonies’ fight to restore their independence: Henry became one of the first of the Founding Fathers to call for independence and face head-on the punishments promised by the king for anyone taking such a stance. Generations of his countrymen have celebrated Patrick Henry for his rousing calls to arms. Article audio sponsored by The John Birch Society ![]()
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