March 23 in American History
At a Virginia convention, Patrick Henry delivered a thundering call to arm against Britain, closing with a line that became immortal: "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" Weeks before Lexington, he put the stakes of the coming struggle into seven unforgettable words.
In 1775: "Give me liberty, or give me death!". At a Virginia convention, Patrick Henry delivered a thundering call to arm against Britain, closing with a line that became immortal: "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" Weeks before Lexington, he put the stakes of the coming struggle into seven unforgettable words.
At a Virginia convention, Patrick Henry delivered a thundering call to arm against Britain, closing with a line that became immortal: "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" Weeks before Lexington, he put the stakes of the coming struggle into seven unforgettable words.
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