Book 6 || Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry Book 6 || Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry Book 6 || Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, delivered by Patrick Henry on March 23, 1775, is one of the most famous speeches in American revolutionary history. Addressing the Virginia Convention at St. John's Church in Richmond, Henry passionately argued for armed resistance to British rule, urging his fellow colonists to take up arms in defense of their liberty. His speech was a pivotal moment leading up to the American Revolution, as Henry framed the conflict in stark terms of freedom versus oppression. The speech ends with the electrifying declaration: "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" This rallying cry became synonymous ...