My favorite patriot in American history is probably Patrick Henry. Elected governor of Virginia no less than four times, he was offered higher office by President George Washington, but he declined because he did not trust federalism.
Patrick Henry is famous for his words in the Virginia assembly prior to the Revolutionary War, “Give me liberty or give me death!” But he also took a strong stand in other areas. When the state of Virginia tried to require state approval for preaching, it resulted in the arrest of a Baptist preacher named Rev. Jeremiah Moore. Patrick Henry, a lawyer, defended the Baptist preacher. Said Henry, “Great God, gentlemen, a man in prison for preaching the gospel of the Son of God!” Jeremiah Moore was acquitted.
In his final will and testament, Patrick Henry wrote, “I have now given everything I own to my children. There is one more thing I wish I could give them, and that is Christ. Because if they have everything I gave them and don’t have Christ, they have nothing.”
Patrick Henry, a dedicated Christian, was a great patriot!
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