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Patrick Henry on the Upcoming Election


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“Distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders, are no more. I am not a Virginian, but an American.” — Patrick Henry. In 1799, a tumultuous presidential election looms over America. After a request from General Washington, Patrick Henry returns from retirement to run for office. Mr. Henry, the greatest orator of the American Revolution, considers the ways that the role of government has changed and what American liberty looks like in a new century. Please join Colonial Williamsburg’s brilliant Richard Schumann for this important and timely video HERE and follow with this concluding video HERE.