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In the Parson's
Cause of 1763, Henry's address to the jury made him a
popular defender of the rights of colonial Americans. His
was an early and powerful voice against Britain's attempt
to impose taxation on the American colonies. Attacking the
Stamp Act in the heated debates of the House of Burgesses
in 1765, Henry hurled defiance at Parliament. Timid souls
blanched as he compared George III to Julius Caesar and Charles
I, but Henry responded that the king might "profit by their
example."
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