“I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!” — Patrick Henry · Speech to the Virginia Convention, 1775
“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?” — Patrick Henry · Speech to the Virginia Convention, 1775
“Give me liberty, or give me death!” — Patrick Henry · Speech to the Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775