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Patrick Henry
Give me liberty or give me death
In Virginia, the largest colony, after a meeting of delegates, Patrick Henry made his famous speech. The speech was not written and its passion inspired the Virginia delegation to vote for revolution. Near the end of the speech and four paragraphs from the beginning, Henry says â??I have no way of judging the future but by the past.â??
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Patrick Henry was a big speaker for independence in Virginia in the 1770's. His best remembered speech was the "Give me liberty or give me death" speech. After the revolution, he was leader of the anti-federalists in Virginia, opposing the Constitution out of fear that it endangered the rights of the States and freedom of the individuals.