Patrick Henry delivers famous speech about American autonomy

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Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)
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On 23 March, Patrick Henry addressed the Virginia convention. He said ôGive me liberty or give me death.ö

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "Patrick Henry delivers famous speech about American autonomy". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5913, accessed 25 April 2024.]

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