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To whom is the famous quote "Give me liberty, or give me death" attributed?

liberty

[lib-er-tee] / ˈlɪb ər ti /


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Morris pushed for antislavery language and guarantees for religious liberty; he lost on the first point but won the second.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

"I came to a country that supposedly champions liberty, justice, rule of law, only to be shocked when I entered these detention centers that all my rights were left outside," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

In a presentation to the Police Commission last month, the LAPD’s technology czar, Dean Gialamas, said that the department understood the privacy and civil liberty concerns raised about companies such as Flock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Eldridge from 1976, in which the Supreme Court stated that due process is flexible depending on the extent of the liberty or property interest at stake.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

Buy a Liberty Bond and save American liberty!

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

Screenwriter Nathaniel Halpern takes a lot of frankly welcome liberties with Dickens’ canon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

During the Emergency in the 1970s, when civil liberties were suspended and the press was tightly controlled, Abu Abraham continued drawing, even as dozens of his cartoons were stamped "not passed by censors".

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

She pointed to a desire to boost domestic production in agriculture and other sectors, alongside a wish to propagate "family values" and liberties.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Their objections centered on privacy and civil liberties, as well as fears the technology could be misused, the analysis found.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The abuse of civil liberties brought about by the Palmer Raids ultimately shocked fair-minded citizens.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler


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