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Quotation from Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry

“Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace-- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun!”

Patrick Henry

Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, Paragraph 5 (Wirt reconstruction (1817), Avalon Project)

Portrait of Patrick Henry

Echoing Jeremiah, Henry insists the conflict is already under way.

Citation: "Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace-- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun!" — Patrick Henry, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, Paragraph 5 (Wirt reconstruction (1817), Avalon Project). (id give-me-liberty-or-give-me-death-q6)

Portrait: Give me liberty, or give me death! Patrick Henry speech, Currier & Ives, Public domain.

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