tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636482.post4597229927410601493..comments2024-03-23T01:33:00.319-04:00Comments on American Revolution and Founding Era: Patrick Henry: Voice of ThunderBrian Tubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15412421076480479001noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636482.post-38079955687147280952007-12-19T17:13:00.000-05:002007-12-19T17:13:00.000-05:00Yup, I love the story about his mom. He apparently...Yup, I love the story about his mom. He apparently did have the cadences of old-style preaching down-pat.Brian Tubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412421076480479001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636482.post-48668615868173376752007-12-19T16:54:00.000-05:002007-12-19T16:54:00.000-05:00One of my favorite stories about Patrick Henry com...One of my favorite stories about Patrick Henry comes from his childhood. Every Sunday while returning home from church, Henry's mother would make Patrick recite WORD FOR WORD the sermon that had been given. Henry learned how to speak at a very young age. His ability to stir emotion from his audience is legendary. <BR/><BR/>Another legend states that during his "Liberty or Death" speech, Henry took an ivory letter opener and made a thrusting motion with it into his chest as he shouted the words, "give me liberty or give me death!"Brad Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.com