Virginia statesman and rousing orator Patrick Henry demanded, 'Give me liberty or give me death!' while calling on colony to raise troops on this day in history, March 23, 1775.
Revolutionary firebrand Patrick Henry bellowed, 'Give me liberty or give me death!' while proposing to fellow Virginia leaders that the colony raise troops to battle the British on this day in history, March 23, 1775. 'Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?' the rousing orator reportedly thundered before the Second Virginia Convention at St. John's Episcopal Church in Richmond.
' St. John's hosts a reenactment of Henry's speech every March 23. 'Henry pleaded with the delegates to recognize that the presence of armies and navies was an act of hostility.' — Historic Church of St. John's 'One voice can change the world,' the church website notes. Henry's demand of liberty at all costs became a patriotic rallying cry for the American people during the War of Independence. It stirred future generations in the global fight for freedom.
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