Patrick Henry - "Give me Liberty or give me Death".

The speech that Patrick Henry delivered on 23 March 1775 was put down on paper years later with the help of witnesses' accounts so they might or might not be the exact words. Though does this really matter?

What matters is that such man had the courage to stand and give a speech that inspired and convinced members of the audience. What matters is that the speech led Virginia residents to volunteer for war against old mighty England...

Among the attendees of the Second Virginia Convention at Saint-John church who listened to that speech were George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.