For my part whatever anguish of spirit it may cost I am willing to know the whole truth - to know the worst and provide for it.
Patrick Henry
— Patrick Henry
Founding Father, Governor of Virginia (1776–1779; 1784–1786)
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About Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry was American founding father, governor of virginia (1776–1779; 1784–1786). Patrick Henry was an American politician, planter and orator who declared to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. Read more on Wikipedia →

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