
‘Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!’ Patrick Henry’s Rallying Cry for Freedom Turns 250
The phrase “Give me liberty or give me death!” first rang out through the corridors of history in a famous speech by Patrick Henry delivered 250 years ago this week. In honor of the milestone, Patrick Henry Jolly, a fifth great-grandson of the Founding Father, reenacted his ancestor’s 1,200-word speech on Sunday in the same…