Patrick Henry Quotes


Different men often see the same subject in different lights


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Patrick Henry, 1736-1799, Member, Virginia House of Burgesses, Member of the Continental Congress, Governor of Virginia, Member, Virginia Constitutional Ratification Convention, Speech to the Virginia Convention. St. John's Church, Richmond, Virginia, March 23, 1775

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Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
  • Born: May 29, 1736
  • Died: June 6, 1799
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Patrick Henry was an American attorney, planter, politician, and orator best known for his declaration to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786.