Virginia Gov-elect, Terry McAuliffe, seated center, listens as historical interpreter, Michael Wells, center, re-enacts the speech of Patrick Henry in St. John's church on church Hill in Richmond, Va., Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. McAuliffe is due to be inaugurated as the 72nd Governor of Virginia. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
The phrase “Give me liberty or give me death!” has survived the centuries like a line in a Shakespeare play.
