Give me liberty, or give me death.

…He opposed the Currency Control Act and became famous throughout America for his resolution against the Stamp Act. As a representative of Virginia at the First Continental Congress in 1774, he worked with the radicals in the colonies to advocate for the freedom and rights of the colonists. At the illegal assembly in Richmond on March 23, 1775, he submitted a resolution for military defense and gave a speech entitled, "Give me liberty, or give me death." In 1776, he participated in the Virginia Constitutional Convention and was elected as the first governor (1776-1779, re-elected 1784-1786). …

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…通貨規制法に反対し，印紙税法反対決議案で全アメリカに著名となり，74年の第1回大陸会議のバージニア代表として各植民地急進派と協力して，植民地人の自由と権利を主張した。75年3月23日のリッチモンド非合法議会で軍事防衛決議案を提出し，〈自由か死かGive me liberty,or give me death.〉の演説を行った。76年バージニア憲法制定会議に参加し，初代知事(1776‐79，再選84‐86)に選ばれた。…

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