when Wirt published his “Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry.” Born in Maryland, Wirt was 3 years old when Henry spoke, and there’s no indication the two ever met.

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, ...

The phrase was reportedly first used 250 years ago Sunday by lawyer and legislator Patrick ... in an 1817 biography of him. The biographer, attorney William Wirt, pieced together Henry's words ...

Sunday is the 250th anniversary of Patrick Henry's legendary "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech. Why it matters: The speech, which helped galvanize Virginians to rise up against British ...