"Give me liberty or give me death" and "If this be treason, make the most of it" are two of the most famous phrases attributed to Patrick Henry, one of America's greatest public speakers and early patriots.
Patrick Henry (1736-1799), American orator and revolutionary, was a leader in Virginia politics for 30 years and a supremely eloquent voice during the American Revolution.
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