The Collection·Room II · The Cited Quotes·Give me liberty or give me death!
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HENRY · RICHMOND, 1775
Give me liberty or give me death!
The closing of Patrick Henry's speech at St. John's Church, as reconstructed by William Wirt, and the sheet says so, because that is the honest citation.
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| source | Speech at St. John's Church, March 23, 1775, as reconstructed by William Wirt, 1817 |
|---|---|
| typeface | Caslon |
| paper | 100 lb cream cover, 24 x 18 (landscape) |
| press | Thomas Graphics, Austin, Texas |
| edition | — |
No stenographer sat in St. John's Church on March 23, 1775. The text the nation knows was reconstructed from witnesses by William Wirt for his 1817 biography, and the sheet prints that fact in the attribution line. Citing the reconstruction honestly is the difference between history and a meme.
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