| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 4599 |
| AUTHOR: | Patrick Henry (1736–1799) |
| QUOTATION: | Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Speech in the Virginia Convention, March, 1775. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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