These ringing words end the speech made by Patrick Henry on March 23, 1775. He was addressing the House of Burgesses, the legislative House of the Colony of Virginia and calling for military action against British troops. As the Wikipedia article points out, the words of the speech remain problematic as they were not noted down at the time.
Posted on EU Referendum 2.
Tuesday 8 January 2008
"Give me liberty or give me death" - Part I
