> > I really doubt that your average American eighth grader knows who Patrick Henry was.
> >
> > -Faux "Ethan Allen? Isn't that the guy who made all that furniture?" Pas
>
> Whoa whoa whoa. I totally disagree.
> 8th grade is The Year Of American History. I wouldn't say I'm absolutely *average*, but who is? I'm close enough.
>...and while we all probably don't know *too* much about Patrick Henry, we do know who he was and what he did. They pound that stuff in our heads.
> -flying"PROUD!!!!111"cats

One of my favorite Far Side cartoons shows the Henry family at home eating supper. Pat is standing up and shaking his fist, while his wife says something like, "Oh Patrick, quit with the 'Give Me Potatoes or Give Me Death!' thing."

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