Profile of the Day: Patrick Henry
“Give me liberty or give me death!”
On this day in 1775, Patrick Henry uttered his famous line in a speech made to the Second Virginia Convention. It was Henry’s impassioned words that was said to have convinced the delegates at the convention to pass a resolution that would mobilize arms against encroaching British forces before the start of the American Revolutionary War. Among the delegates in attendance were George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
Considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Henry was an influential leader and orator against British oppressive rule. His powerful speeches served as a call for rebellion and he was often called the “voice” of the American Revolution.
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