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EPISODE · Dec 9, 2025 · 10 MIN

Codex 2.1 Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" speech

from History of North America · host History of North America

"Give me liberty, or give me death!" is a quotation attributed to Patrick Henry (1736-99) from a speech he made to the Virginia Convention in 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, he is credited with having swung the balance in convincing the Virginia House of Burgesses to pass a resolution delivering the Virginia troops to the Revolutionary War. Among the delegates to the convention were future U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.   Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/QyM0dm3XG3c which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" Speech at https://amzn.to/4oGsyga Patrick Henry Books available at https://amzn.to/4rLCIin   ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet   Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM   Audio credits: Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" Speech delivered in 1775 is in the public domain. This audio was recorded by LearnOutLoud.com and is narrated by Jon Reiss, 2006; Yankee Doodle by The John Marshall Fife and Drum Corps (Dobbs, Wendell, 2012) Marshall Digital Scholar. Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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