The more important lesson is that for these ‘anti-Federalists (a-F) [such as Patrick Henry] to remove themselves from the battle was a great misjudgment, reflecting the foibles and weakness of faith so common to us all.
We can no longer afford such a luxury.
[snip]
Profound.
Patrick Henry should have been part of the process, just as FRiends should put egos and preferences aside and attempt to be judicious.
Sean Hannity calls it ‘having a seat at the table’. Handy term.
(think about that one before you reply :-)