Patrick Henry and the NSA Surveillance America today has a wide range of problems, ranging from the social (gay marriage and abortion) to the political (immigration and Obamacare) to economic (tax cuts and higher wages). Problems have accumulated over the years and we still don't know the solution to any of them. But some answers may already have been provided by our founding fathers, particularly to the controversial NSA surveillance in the United States. As one of the Founding Fathers, Patrick delivered the speech “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death”, thus expressing his point of view on the topic of autonomy and freedom; It would discourage and go completely against NSA surveillance in the United States today. Patrick Henry, the author of the "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech and the famous American framer, lawyer and former governor of Virginia, was born on May 29, 1736 in Hanover County, Virginia (Fowler). Henry was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and was chosen to be a delegate to the 1st Continental Congress (Fowler). Henry was known to be a fiery speaker and orator, and proved himself to be an accomplished lawyer and politician (Fowler). Patrick Henry was usually described as six feet tall, long-limbed, with “glittering cobalt eyes and auburn hair” (Fowler). But at the beginning of his life, Henry was an ordinary man. Henry was a clerk working for a local company run by his father and, for the most part, educated by his father, who attended a Scottish university. He was musically inclined, playing the violin and flute, and during much of his adulthood Henry took active roles in military skirmishes and disputes between the colonies and Britain (Fowler). Away from politics, Patrick Henry was an outdoorsman who... ... middle of paper ...... plans today. Henry believed that people should not depend solely and wholeheartedly on a higher authority because they could exploit people and their rights. He believed that the American people could not surrender their means of “slavery” to the “enemy” (rights to government for uncertain protection), but must be independent and that is the only way forward, even if the future looks bleak and The current situation at hand is discouraging. The beliefs and writings of our Founding Fathers respond to the many problems and crises of our America today. Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech may have been intense and almost extreme; personifies the struggle for one's rights to self-government and autonomy. Even though our country faces different challenges and obstacles, we should return to the ideas and principles passed down to us by our Founding Fathers.