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Tag: Henry Stephens Randall

What historically inspired Patrick Henry to write the speech “Give me liberty or give me death”?

Posted on February 8, 2013 by JL Admin

Patrick Henry is still regarded as the ‘Homer of Orators’ within the American literary canon.  He is most renowned for his words ‘Give me Liberty or Give me Death’ which he uttered to his followers on the eve of the Declaration of Independence.  A recently taken public opinion poll by Gallup found that nearly one…

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