Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death! (Illustration)

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by Library of Congress
published on 12 January 2024

Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death! — "Give me liberty, or give me death!" Patrick Henry delivering his great speech on the rights of the colonies, before the Virginia Assembly, convened at Richmond, 23 March 1775, concluding with the above sentiment, which became the war cry of the American Revolution.

Lithograph, published by Currier & Ives, c. 1876.

Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

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