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title: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!
author: Library of Congress
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18343/give-me-liberty-or-give-me-death/
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updated: 2024-01-12
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# Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18343.jpg)
## Image Caption
"Give me liberty, or give me [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/)!" [Patrick Henry](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) cry of the [American Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/American_Revolution/).
Lithograph, published by Currier & Ives, c. 1876.
Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Congress, L. o. (2024, January 12). Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Congress, Library of. "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 12, 2024. .
### MLA
Congress, Library of. "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Jan 2024, .
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