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THOMAS JEFFERSON VERSUS PATRICK HENRY: HOW DIFFERENT WERE THEY?

Was that any significant differences when it comes to Rightful Liberty and Freedom.

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Michael Gaddy
Nov 02, 2023
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As the delegates to the convention in Philadelphia arrived in that city in 1787, neither Patrick Henry nor Thomas Jefferson was among them. Henry had refused his invitation stating, “He smelt a rat leaning toward a monarchy” while Jefferson was serving in his capacity of Ambassador to France. One can only speculate as to how the constitution signed in September of that year might have been different had Henry and Jefferson been in attendance.

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