RamistThomist
Puritanboard Clerk
Patrick Henry was arguably the greatest American of all time. And one of the greatest Christians. May his example inspire us to similar boldness.
A while back I picked up a little biography of Patrick Henry (Give me Liberty, David Vaughn, Nahsville: Cumberland House). It is part of the "leaders in action" series. Here are some wonderful excerpts from this book:
Concerning Henry's peformance on "The Stamp Act Resolution":
Narrator: Judge John Tyler, who was standing next to Jefferson in the lobby of the House, recalled Henry's 'treason' speech):
Henry : Caesar had his Brutus; Charles the First, his Cromwell; and George the Third his--
Opposition: "Treason," shouted the 'Speaker' (of the House). "Treason, treason," rose from all sides of the room.
Narrator:The orator (Henry) paused in his stately defiance till these rude exclamations were ended and then, rearing himself with a look and bearing of still prouder and fiercer determination, he closed the sentence as to baffle his accusers, without the least flincihing from his own position,
Henry : "and if this be treason, make the most of it!" (p.53)..."
Commenting on "The Parson's Cause," Vaughn notes,
"The man and the hour had met" (p.45).
A while back I picked up a little biography of Patrick Henry (Give me Liberty, David Vaughn, Nahsville: Cumberland House). It is part of the "leaders in action" series. Here are some wonderful excerpts from this book:
Concerning Henry's peformance on "The Stamp Act Resolution":
Narrator: Judge John Tyler, who was standing next to Jefferson in the lobby of the House, recalled Henry's 'treason' speech):
Henry : Caesar had his Brutus; Charles the First, his Cromwell; and George the Third his--
Opposition: "Treason," shouted the 'Speaker' (of the House). "Treason, treason," rose from all sides of the room.
Narrator:The orator (Henry) paused in his stately defiance till these rude exclamations were ended and then, rearing himself with a look and bearing of still prouder and fiercer determination, he closed the sentence as to baffle his accusers, without the least flincihing from his own position,
Henry : "and if this be treason, make the most of it!" (p.53)..."
Commenting on "The Parson's Cause," Vaughn notes,
"The man and the hour had met" (p.45).
