Episode 11: Anti-Federalism in Action | Patrick Henry’s Warning: “I Tremble for My Country” (June 7, 1788)
In this episode of Creating America, we travel to the Virginia Ratifying Convention of 1788 to hear one of the most powerful Anti-Federalist voices of the founding era: Patrick Henry.
Best remembered for his fiery declaration, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”, Henry returned to the public stage to oppose ratification of the newly drafted United States Constitution. Speaking on June 7, 1788, he warned that the proposed frame of government endangered liberty, threatened the sovereignty of the states, and lacked explicit protections for individual rights.
At the time, the Constitution…
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