There were some who favored the federalist system, while others were anti-federalist. Federalists were those who supported the idea that state and national governments share the power to govern. The anti-federalists were those who were against the Constitution, because it was based on federalism. James Madison and Patrick Henry were among the fifty-five men who attended the Philadelphia meeting in 1787. Patrick Henry was an Anti-Federalist. Anti-Federalists feared that if the national government gained too much power, it would become a threat to the people, as the British Parliament was. Patrick Henry's family was not as wealthy as the families of the other Founding Fathers. Patrick Henry received a regular degree, but he spends most of his time in the woods, learning basic survival skills (page 69). He also delivered the very famous speech “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” in 1775 (p. 69). Most Anti-Federalists were loyal to the state, not the national government. Patrick Henry believed that the Federalists were "rich and elite" and wanted to have power for themselves (p. 74). Patrick Henry said in a speech to the Virginia convention in June 4