Patriot Expo 2009 Patrick Henry Speech

In Columbia, South Carolina on June 27, 2009 we had the first Patriot Expo. Over 200+ folks came to listen to speakers, and join together to learn about the various groups around the Great State of South Carolina.

This is a reenactment of the Patrick Henry speech to the gentlemen in Virginia as they were discussing if they should start forming a militia to fight off the English or keep the attitude of submission to the oppressive rule of King George.

To avoid interference from Lieutenant-Governor Dunmore and his Royal Marines, the Second Virginia Convention met March 20, 1775 inland at Richmond--in what is now called St. John's Church--instead of the Capitol in Williamsburg. Delegate Patrick Henry presented resolutions to raise a militia, and to put Virginia in a posture of defense. Henry's opponents urged caution and patience until the crown replied to Congress' latest petition for reconciliation.

On the 23rd, Henry presented a proposal to organize a volunteer company of cavalry or infantry in every Virginia county. By custom, Henry addressed himself to the Convention's president, Peyton Randolph of Williamsburg. Henry's words were not transcribed, but no one who heard them forgot their eloquence, or Henry's closing words: "Give me liberty, or give me death!"

http://www.patriotexpo.com/

http://www.history.org/almanack/life/politics/giveme.cfm

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[AyRestaurant]

give me liberty or give me death!! need a bottle of water?

[reginaDexant]

Take heart! We are not the revolutionist, we are not the traitors, those who would steal liberty and property and stifle the free thoughts and enterprize of the spirit which God has placed within our breasts are.

We must not let government rule us, we must rule our government.

This is our duty, no room for compromise.

Stand up.

Better to die one death for liberty, than a thousand deaths that a coward dies for capitulation to tryanny.

[MAgretDHC]

Passion!

[MAgretDHC]

Patrick Henry must be rolling over in his grave at how the very things that he fought and worked so hard to have happen. Thanks for this video. Funny, I just watched a movie with P.Henry's speech being repeated by the characters in it.

[thinkrevolution]

Love it!