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Patrick Henry famously refused to serve as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, saying that he
"smelled a rat". Later on, he became one of the most ferocious opponents of ratification of the Constitution, rallying the Anti-Federalist forces at the Virginia ratification convention and delivering one of the most famous Anti-Federalist speeches during the great national debate.
What might have been the impact had Henry agreed to go?