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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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This was a TV personality who was very much part of my youth, but now being interrogated with his liberty on the line.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 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

She said she isn’t at liberty to comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“It does to me, remember that, my lad. I give you entire liberty, but I trust you to make an honest use of it. Promise me that, Laurie.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

But following a security clampdown and serious injuries to some protesters, the movement broadened its demands to include greater protection of civil liberties and the right to protest.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 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

In making his cheerful case, Mr. Wigglesworth takes some liberties with hallowed texts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

But once the bailiff passed I made myself recall my mission: a need to get far from Stromford to some city or town that had its own liberties.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi


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