| Revision as of 05:07, 28 January 2006 editBadgerpatrol (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users4,535 edits Fixed Repetition (text unaltered) + added comment re Parson's Cause← Previous edit | Revision as of 16:45, 31 January 2006 edit undo151.188.0.231 (talk) wazzzuppNext edit → | ||
| Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
| == Quotes == | == Quotes == | ||
| Did Henry actually say "Suspicion is a Virtue if it is in the interests of the good of the people."? He was an Antifederalist, wary of governmental powers and a proponent of liberty. Can anyone provide a traditional citation for this quote? (Google , ) ] 20:01, 27 December 2005 (UTC) | Did Henry actually say "Suspicion is a Virtue if it is in the interests of the good of the people."? He was an Antifederalist, wary of governmental powers and a proponent of liberty. Can anyone provide a traditional citation for this quote? (Google , ) ] 20:01, 27 December 2005 (UTC) | ||
| == wazzzupp == | |||
| lskdfskjadlehuorko;ajsfodsijpfasdojfoisajdfoiris;idjkiosfcjiodjocjm...................................cnjskv;hjksnjkdfjk;snvjnvjsvlkml;kf ing just kiddn | |||
Revision as of 16:45, 31 January 2006
Outstanding edit, Isis. Thank you!
Virginia Resolves
Someone might want to add a bit more detail about the debate before the Stamp Act resolutions were passed. Although the exact wording of Henry's speech is unknown, and the traditional wording is apocryphal, he definitely made some comparison of George III to Julius Caesar and Charles I.
The way I heard it it referred both to Tarquin and Caesar: "Each had his Brutus", I think.... As to the "apocryphal" part, people just used to talk like that.
Liberty Or Death Speech
Henry's famous "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!" speech was delivered to the Second Virginia Convention, not to the House of Burgesses. The convention had many of the same members as the legislative body, but the legislature was barred from sitting by decree of Lord Dunmore, the Royal Governor. For this reason, as well as the potentially treasonous nature of the debate, the convention met at St. John's Church in Richmond, as opposed to the colonial capital, Williamsburg.
This is probably a pointless comment, but I think it is quite amusing to see how a prominent figure can be confused with a French criminal of the same name. Ethereal 03:50, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Parson's Cause
I am not sure of all the facts surrounding the Parson's Cause court case, but I believe that Patrick Henry technically lost the case, however his clients were ordered to pay damages of only 1 pound, so it was a de facto victory.
he won it ! it was about a tax on tabacco and that money going to the parsons!
Not according to Parson's Cause, which states that Henry technically lost the case, but won a moral (and practical) victory. I don't know which is true- someone with more knowledge than me might want to clear up the discrepency, otherwise I shall try and find some sources on the web and reword it myself. Cheers, Badgerpatrol 05:07, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
Taxation without Representation?
It is a well accepted fact that the quote "Taxation without representation is tyranny" was actually coined by a Boston lawer James Otis and not as stated in the quotes section, Patrick Henry.
Quotes
Did Henry actually say "Suspicion is a Virtue if it is in the interests of the good of the people."? He was an Antifederalist, wary of governmental powers and a proponent of liberty. Can anyone provide a traditional citation for this quote? (Google 1, 2) rgm 20:01, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
wazzzupp
lskdfskjadlehuorko;ajsfodsijpfasdojfoisajdfoiris;idjkiosfcjiodjocjm...................................cnjskv;hjksnjkdfjk;snvjnvjsvlkml;kf ing just kiddn