250 years ago today, American Founding Father Patrick Henry spoke to Virginia legislators, where he famously proposed that their colony should join the revolution against King George and fight for independence. “I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!”
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'Give me liberty or give me death' turns 250. Here's what it meant in 1775
The phrase “Give me liberty or give me death!” was reportedly first used 250 years ago. Patrick Henry said it in a crowded Virginia church to persuade colonists to prepare for war against an increasingly punitive Great Britain.
