“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God!”

— Patrick Henry

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About Patrick Henry

Politician • American

Patrick Henry was a prominent American attorney, planter, and orator best known for his declaration to the Second Virginia Convention: "Give me liberty, or give me death!". A Founding Father, he served as the first and...

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