In my last column, I started the story of Patrick ... and which words were actually said by Henry is a riddle no one can answer. Now, before you consign one of the most famous speeches in American ...

Freedom was very important to Patrick Henry, who lived in a time with a lot of self-governance and liked it. Unfortunately, people today take freedom for granted. Henry knew it would be very valuable, ...

Here’s what we know: On March 23, 1775 — probably in the afternoon — a self-taught lawyer named Patrick Henry ... against the speech being Henry’s actual words: There’s little in the ...

Delivering these monumental words: “Give me liberty, or give me death.” “Patrick Henry was saying ... Historian Dr. John Ragosta said Henry’s famous line is still one of the most ...

One was Ralph Henry, who was enslaved by Patrick Henry and evidently took the famous words “very much to heart,” Schama wrote. Following independence, Henry served as Virginia’s governor five times.