Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry As Heads Of Their Countries Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry fought for what they believed in. Having the ability to determine what is right or wrong, is usually based on opinion. The head of a country, usually a king or a president, has the deciding vote on what says and what goes. Opposing their king and president at that time, Henry and Jefferson fought for what was right to them and to the people. Jefferson and Henry both opposed the heads of their countries, something that wasn’t attempted with success anytim