Article: 'Give me liberty ...'

Article: Patrick Henrys Speech to the Virginia Convention
The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2002;      237 words ... ... The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2002 01-01-2002 Title: Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Virginia Convention Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Virginia Convention The following is an excerpt from Patrick Henry’s speech ...

Article: Patrick Henry
Encyclopedia of World Biography;      700+ words ...Patrick Henry Patrick Henry (1736-1799), American orator and revolutionary, was a leader ... and a supremely eloquent voice during the American Revolution. Patrick Henry was born into a family of lesser gentry in Hanover County, Va ...

Article: Louisiana's newest capital crime: the death penalty for child ...
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... They are nowhere restrained from inventing the most cruel and unheard of punishments."(14) At the Virginia Convention, Patrick Henry echoed this fear: "Congress ... . may define crimes and prescribe punishments ... . [W]hen we ...

Article: Our Country: Volume 3: Chapter LXI
U.S. History;      700+ words ... ... Charleston - Account of the Affair Published in England - New England in Arms - Uprising of the Colonies - Virginia Convention - Patrick Henry's Appeal - Wrath of Dunmore - Royal Rule Abolished - Mecklenberg Declaration of Independence - Call ...

Article: [DICK SNIDER]
The Topeka Capital-Journal;  June 30, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... for con games. It was a lesson they never forgot. In 1775, Fitzhugh Ramberg, an attendee at the Virginia convention, heard Patrick Henry shout, "Give me liberty or give me death." Fitzhugh replied, "I wouldn't go that far. I ...

Article: 1754-1783: Law and Justice: Chronology
American Eras;      700+ words ... ... in Massachusetts. 1760 Patrick Henry is admitted to the bar ... Parson ’ s Cause, Patrick Henry argues that the King had ... an address to the second Virginia convention in Richmond, Patrick Henry condemns arbitrary British ...

Article: News and Views: Patrick Henry College; White, ...
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education;  October 31, 2001 ;     700+ words ...News and Views: Patrick Henry College; White, Bright, and Christian Patrick Henry College is a two-year-old institution ... body. But it seems clear that the campus of Patrick Henry College is lily-white. Patrick Henry College ...