The phrase "Give me liberty or give me death!" was famously said by Patrick Henry. He delivered this line in a speech at the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia. The speech was meant to persuade Virginia colonists to prepare for war against Great Britain, arguing that liberty was worth more than life itself and that the colonies should take up arms to defend their freedoms. This phrase has since become an iconic expression of the American struggle for independence and liberty.
