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George Read

Name: George Read
Uploaded: 2025-06-26T15:41:57+00:00
Duration: 1 min 23 s
Channel: Your Advisor
Description: George Read recounts his path from Crown counsel to signer of the Declaration, despite voting against independence. He drafted Delaware's first…

26 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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George Read recounts his path from Crown counsel to signer of the Declaration, despite voting against independence. He drafted Delaware's first constitution, endured British occupation, and helped frame the 1787 Constitution, urging future generations to protect the republic.

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Good day, friend. I am George Reid. Lawyer, legislator and some say proud father of Delaware. When I first counseled the crown as Attorney General, I urged reconciliation. But when the king turned his back on our pleas, I joined the Congress in 1774. Diplomat at heart, I voted against independence. At first I hoped for peace. I later signed that noble declaration with full conviction. I wrote Delaware's first constitution, helped frame her laws and stood firm in her defence. When British troops seized my home and took my wife captive I was on the run for six years. Yet I did not waver. I was there in 1776 and again in 1787 to frame our new constitution. Small states like mine needed a voice. Delaware ratified the constitution first and I was proud to sign it. A nation was forming. I saw it clearly. Let no one fear the states. The people are with us. Now it is your turn. Guard the republic well.