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title: "Why did Patrick Henry say, \"Give me liberty or give me death!\"? When did he say it, where did he say it, why did he say it?"  
description: "Why did Patrick Henry say, \"Give me liberty or give me death!\"? When did he say it, where did he say it, why did he say it?"  
author: "Pradeep Agnihotri"  
published: 2018-10-28  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51288/why-did-patrick-henry-say-give-me-liberty-or-give-me-death-when-did-he-say-it-where-did-he-say-it-why-did-he-say-it  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did Patrick Henry say, "Give me liberty or give me death!"? When did he say it, where did he say it, why did he say it? 

Why did [Patrick Henry](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41315/why-would-sam-adams-or-patrick-henry-oppose-being-a-dominion) [say](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80864/uk-should-say-no-to-huawei-5g-coming-plans), "Give me [liberty or give me](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40688/who-said-give-me-liberty-or-give-me-death) [death](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/84808/satish-kaushik-death-priceless-contribution-to-hollywood)!"? When did he say it, where did he say it, why did he say it? \
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