Benjamin Franklin’s Letter to William Strahan July 5, 1775 Mr. Strahan You are a Member of Parliament, and one of that Majority which has doomed my Country to Destruction. You have begun to burn our Towns and murder our People. — Look upon your hands! They are stained with the Blood of your Relations! —… Read More
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Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry, on March 23, 1775, in Richmond, VA No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and,… Read More