Experience the American dream with today’s Patriot of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie.
It’s June 11, 1787. I’m with the Governor of Virginia, Patrick Henry.
JG: “Governor Henry, sir, what are your thoughts about the Constitutional Convention?”
PH: “Mr. Gillespie, I smell a rat! We need enough government to protect our God given rights, but most assuredly not too much government to destroy our hard fought liberty.”
While Governor Henry did not agree with some of the Constitutional Convention conclusions, he was a leader in establishing the Bill of Rights to protect Americans from abusive control.
Read more about Patrick Henry and the Constitutional Convention.
John and Jan Gillespie are the founders of the Rawhide Boys’ Ranch; they have fostered 351 teenagers and wrote the book Our 351 Sons; they have also assisted numerous churches in developing youth programs and expanding their total church ministries. After running for U.S. Senate, John founded 1776 American Dream, which exists to demonstrate the vision of our founding fathers and help our generation of youth passionately embrace those values.
