Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death! The speech was given March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, and is credited with having singlehandedly convinced the Virginia House of Burgesses to pass a resolution delivering the Virginia troops to the Revolutionary War.
In attendance were Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. Reportedly, the crowd, upon hearing the speech, jumped up and shouted, "To Arms! To Arms!
(Liberty or with glory we die). Ren Jianyu, a Chinese 25-year-old former college student "village official" (?) was given a two-year re-education through labor sentence for online anti-CPC speech. A T-shirt of Ren's saying "Give me liberty or give me death!" (In Chinese) has been taken as evidence of his anti-social guilt.
Cohen, Charles (1981). "The ‘Liberty or Death’ Speech: A Note on Religion and Revolutionary Rhetoric". The William and Mary Quarterly 38 (4): 702–717.
Nelson, Craig (2006).
Patrick Henry, a patriot member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. "Give me liberty or give me death" is a famous quotation from a speech made by Patrick Henry to the Virginia Convention: Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God!
I know not what course others may take; but as for me, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death! The speech was given March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, and is credited with having single-handedly convinced the Virginia House of Burgesses to pass a resolution delivering the Virginia troops to the Revolutionary War. In attendance were Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.
Reportedly the crowd, upon hearing the speech, jumped up and shouted, "To Arms! To Arms!"
Patrick Henry, a patriot member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. "Give me liberty or give me death" is a famous quotation from a speech made by Patrick Henry to the Virginia Convention: Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God!
I know not what course others may take; but as for me, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death! The speech was given March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, and is credited with having single-handedly convinced the Virginia House of Burgesses to pass a resolution delivering the Virginia troops to the Revolutionary War. In attendance were Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.
Reportedly the crowd, upon hearing the speech, jumped up and shouted, "To Arms! To Arms!
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