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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 ...
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.
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.
Better dead than Red – anti-Communist slogan; Black is beautiful – political slogan of a cultural movement that began in the 1960s by African Americans; Black Lives Matter – decentralized social movement that began in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African American teen Trayvon Martin; popularized in the United States following 2014 protests in ...
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 ...
Harriet Tubman made over 10 trips to guide her relatives and others to freedom.
Give me Liberty, or give me Death! Usage on en.wikiversity.org Introduction to US History/Discontent; Usage on he.wikipedia.org הבו לי חירות או הבו לי מוות! Usage on ms.wikipedia.org Berikan saya kebebasan, atau berikan saya kematian! Usage on tr.wikipedia.org Bana ya özgürlük verin ya da ölüm! Usage on www.wikidata ...
Eleftheria i thanatos ('Freedom or Death'), national motto of Greece "Give me liberty, or give me death!", attributed to American orator Patrick Henry in 1775; The Culpeper Minutemen had "Liberty or death" on their flag; Independência ou morte ('Independence or Death'), motto of the Empire of Brazil (1822–1889)