Patrick Henry
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Sep 11, 2026
Cathy BarrattNARRATOR
He had his spies out in the northwestern territory, and became convinced that with a small force of resolute backwoodsmen he could conquer it for the United States.
Cathy BarrattNARRATOR
When he went back to Virginia, Governor Patrick Henry entered heartily into Clark's schemes and gave him authority to fit out a force for his purpose.
Cathy BarrattNARRATOR
In 1778, after encountering endless difficulties and delays, he finally raised 150 backwoods riflemen.
Cathy BarrattNARRATOR
In May, they started down the Ohio in flatboats to undertake the allotted task.
speaker_4NARRATOR
This number of the journal was deeply embellished with heavy black margins, and was in truth a most dolorous-looking affair, as you may see from the picture on the next page.
speaker_4NARRATOR
In Virginia, a young man named Patrick Henry so stirred up the people that the old men, angry as they were with England, were frightened, and begged him to be careful what he said.
speaker_4NARRATOR
Benjamin Franklin was sent to England by the colonists to see what could be done.
speaker_4NARRATOR
When he reached there, he found that many of England's greatest men were on the side of the colonists.
Brian McClanahanHOST
For example, one of the Constitution's framers, Luther Martin of Maryland, argued that Americans were losing truly federal powers, the basis of which were the 13 state governments preserved in full force and energy.
Brian McClanahanHOST
Patrick Henry, in a 1788 speech before the Virginia Ratifying Convention, similarly argued that the new Constitution would produce, quote, one great consolidated national government of all the people of all the states, end quote.
Brian McClanahanHOST
That doesn't mean that's what it did, but that's what they worried about it would do.
Brian McClanahanHOST
And this is where you have to get into the friends of the Constitution, the proponents of the document who said all of this is wrong.
Brian McClanahanHOST
The problem is you have people like Joseph Story and John Marshall and others, the nationalists after this thing is finally ratified, through the bench codifying the fears of the anti-Federalists.
Brian McClanahanHOST
Joseph Story's commentaries on the Constitution flipped the entire Constitution on his head.
Brian McClanahanHOST
Because he would say, Patrick Henry said this, this is true.
Brian McClanahanHOST
He uses the anti-Federalists, in a way, to defend the Constitution.
Janine TurnerGUEST
It's a tavern where everybody, all the founding fathers and founding mothers converge inside this tavern one at a time.
Janine TurnerGUEST
um and we have each one is 90 seconds so you have patrick henry walk in and in 90 seconds i had to encapsulate um what you know he starts reading you know give me liberty and give me death he's practicing his speech in this tavern with mary and i portrayed mary the tavern owner but then you have john adams walk in and and benjamin franklin and thomas jefferson and and great female heroines like um uh you know abigail adams and and the wonderful ones that we don't always hear about.
Janine TurnerGUEST
And, and so at the end we put them all together.
Janine TurnerGUEST
So you can either watch it individually at 90 minute segments, but then also a 21 minute short film.
Vince Everett EllisonHOST
So all y'all out there that say you have no choice, but the founders showed you.
Vince Everett EllisonHOST
It was Patrick Henry that said, give me liberty or give me death.
Vince Everett EllisonHOST
And on that fateful night when George Washington had to cross the Delaware River in the ice and the snow or the American Revolution would be lost, they said, General, what are the passwords? He said, victory or death.
Vince Everett EllisonHOST
Either we're successful tonight or we all die.
J.A. CarterNARRATOR
Some way, somehow, you managed to get through and came out on top.
J.A. CarterNARRATOR
Patrick Henry said, I know of no way to judge the future but by the past.
J.A. CarterNARRATOR
Just apply that rule in your own case.
J.A. CarterNARRATOR
Faith is your rose.
Jesse Lee PetersonHOST
I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death.
Jesse Lee PetersonHOST
Who said that hate? Was it Patrick Henry or somebody? Yes, your folks.
Jesse Lee PetersonHOST
Patrick Henry.
Jesse Lee PetersonHOST
Most people are afraid to stand alone.
Jesse Lee PetersonHOST
They are cowards.
Lola JanieNARRATOR
The spirit of the heroes of 1776 is still kept alive.
Lola JanieNARRATOR
The words of the immortal Patrick Henry will live until this great nation is extinct.
Lola JanieNARRATOR
When preparing a crusade against British tyranny, he said, "Give me liberty or give me death." May this republic forever be the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Lola JanieNARRATOR
The immortal Washington wrote his fame upon the great ledger of time with his sword in that memorable struggle.
Edward LarsonHOST
James Madison, when he was at when he was at the ratifying convention in Virginia.
Edward LarsonHOST
And Patrick Henry, who didn't believe in the Constitution, thought it would lead to dictatorship.
Edward LarsonHOST
And he said, it's inevitable.
Edward LarsonHOST
We'll have a dictator under this, Patrick Henry said.
Edward LarsonHOST
And Madison replied, and so I'm putting it back.
Edward LarsonHOST
Do you have any hope here? And that's why we care about this show and civic education.
Edward LarsonHOST
Madison said to Patrick Henry, I go on this great Republican principle.
Edward LarsonHOST
The people will have virtue and intelligence to select men of virtue and wisdom.
Edward LarsonHOST
But I just want to set you up by saying when he was asked this point, when James Madison, the so-called founder, father of our Constitution, I don't think he was that, but he did have a major role.
Edward LarsonHOST
When Madison was asked at the Virginia ratifying convention by Patrick Henry, who was a libertarian and a opponent, anti-federalist, he said, you know, this is just going to be a political hack job.
Edward LarsonHOST
Matt Assume said back to him, and I'm quoting here, that's why I'm looking down.
Edward LarsonHOST
I go on this great Republican principle that the people will have the virtue and intelligence to select men of virtue and wisdom.
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