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Podcast: My Morning Thought
Episode: Give Me Liberty
Description: It is attributed to Patrick Henry as he spoke of the rights of the colonies in March 1775, “Give me liberty or give me death.” It became the battle cry of the revolution. They were willing to die rather than be under the thumb of the king. They believed not being free was not living, so if they were not going to live, they’d rather die. So, they would choose liberty over death, even if they had to die to get liberty.
I know there are a lot of connotations to my statement, considering the st...