Codex 2.1 Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" speech

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"Give me liberty, or give me death!" is a quotation attributed to Patrick Henry (1736-99) from a speech he made to the Virginia Convention in 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, he is credited with having swung the balance in convincing the Virginia House of Burgesses to pass a resolution delivering the Virginia troops to the Revolutionary War. Among the delegates to the convention were future U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.

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Audio credits: Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" Speech delivered in 1775 is in the public domain. This audio was recorded by LearnOutLoud.com and is narrated by Jon Reiss, 2006; Yankee Doodle by The John Marshall Fife and Drum Corps (Dobbs, Wendell, 2012) Marshall Digital Scholar. Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.

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