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Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech, depicted in an 1876 lithograph by Currier and Ives and now housed in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. " Give me liberty or give me death! " is a quotation attributed to American politician and orator Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Second Virginia Convention on ...
Patrick Henry (May 29 [O.S. May 18], 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an American politician, planter and orator who declared to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786.
In 2020, signs attacking health regulations demanded, rather confusedly, “Give me liberty or give me COVID-19!” Protesters seeking to undermine a democratic election on Jan. 6, 2021, quoted Henry.
The (Revolutionary War) patriot, Patrick Henry, had it right when he said, “Give me liberty or give me death.” Spoken before the American Revolutionary War, Henry’s cry is one to which most ...
Give Me Liberty is a 1936 American drama short or historical "special" filmed in Technicolor, produced and distributed by Warner Bros., and directed by B. Reeves Eason.The short covers a short period of time in the life of Patrick Henry, leading to his speech before the Second Virginia Convention in 1775.
Patrick Henry, gifted orator, known for his famous quote, "Give me liberty or give me death!", [53] served in the First Continental Congress in 1774 and briefly in the Second Congress in 1775 before returning to Virginia to lead its militia. He then completed terms as the first and sixth governor of Virginia, 1776–1779 and 1784–1786.
Give Me Liberty (disambiguation) Socialism or Barbarism (disambiguation) List of national mottos; Captain Michalis, or Freedom or Death, a 1953 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis; Liberté, égalité, fraternité, the national motto of France and the Republic of Haiti; Live Free or Die, the state motto of New Hampshire, U.S. Join, or Die
Give Me Liberty, a comic book mini-series by Frank Miller published 1990; Give Me Liberty, a 1936 book by Rose Wilder Lane; Give Me Liberty, a 2006 young adult novel by L. M. Elliott; Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, a 2008 book by Naomi Wolf; Give Me Liberty!: An American History, a 2004 book by Eric Foner