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Patrick Henry

Did Patrick Henry really say “Give me liberty or give me death?”

John Fea   |  March 27, 2025

Here is Gregory Schneider at The Washington Post: Hereโ€™s what we know: On March 23, 1775 โ€” probably in the afternoon โ€” a self-taught lawyer named Patrick Henry arose in a little white church in Richmond and unleashed a scorching, […]

Hey Josh Hawley, about that Patrick Henry quote…

John Fea   |  July 7, 2023

In case you missed it, on July 4th Josh Hawley, the conservative populist U.S. senator from Missouri, tweeted some words on Twitter that he claimed belonged to Virginia revolutionary Patrick Henry: The problem with Hawley’s tweet is that Patrick Henry […]

The Author’s Corner with Carl T. Bogus

Rachel Petroziello   |  March 30, 2023

Carl T. Bogus is Professor of Law Emeritus at Roger Williams University. This interview is based on his new book, Madison’s Militia: The Hidden History of the Second Amendment (Oxford University Press, 2023). JF: What led you to write Madison’s […]