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American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech – "Give me liberty or give me death!" – at St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia.
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1775–1783 American war of independence from Great Britain
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Patrick Henry
American Founding Father, orator and politician (1736–1799)
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Give me liberty or give me death!
Famous line from a Patrick Henry speech in 1775
"Give me liberty or give me death!" is a quotation attributed to American politician and orator Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia. Henry is credited with having swung the balance in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
St. John's Episcopal Church (Richmond, Virginia)
Historic church in Virginia, United States
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