2007-12-09 08:15:06 · 19 answers · asked by k0rrup710n 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Because he felt it was better to die than live as a slave.
2007-12-09 08:17:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patrick Henry said "give me liberty, or give me death", because he would rather die, than live in a country without liberty. You need to study your History, as my History Teacher told us, "you can't know where you are going, if you don't know where you have been". Then you need to practice your spelling.
2007-12-09 08:19:39 · answer #2 · answered by Joan H 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Patrick Henry said that B/C when he was writing the Declaration of Independence, he wanted to tell the British he would n't back off.
2007-12-09 08:17:52 · answer #3 · answered by ♥ Lena ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patrick Henry wanted liberty for him and his fellow people, otherwise he wanted to die. It's like those bumper stickers saying: *Somewhere* or bust.
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2007-12-09 08:18:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a revolution area (1776) statesman and speaker. It was political rhetoric designed to explain how badly he wanted the country free from British control
2007-12-09 08:19:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that was in the war for independence right ?? well i think im right but anyways he wanted liberty so of course thats what he wood say fighting for his liberty was the only way he was gunna get it
2007-12-09 08:21:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was answering those people who argued that going against the British would get the rebels executed.
It was a way to try to rally people to his side. It shoed his committment to freedom and his confidence that it could be achieved.
2007-12-09 08:23:35 · answer #7 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's patrick henry, he believed in citizen's right to bare arms.
2007-12-09 08:27:22 · answer #8 · answered by redhot ツ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
..He was a littlle drunk..he was at a strip bar and the strippers wouldn't give him a lap dance so..he yelled!Give a me a Lap dance or give me a drink..people changed the words around over the time.
2007-12-09 08:18:32 · answer #9 · answered by Supa Kwl Kid : ) 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he wanted liberty
2007-12-09 08:17:16 · answer #10 · answered by shjkluke626 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋