“Our Brethren Are Already in the Field! Why Stand We

question 33

Multiple Choice

“Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
--Patrick Henry, 1775

-Which of the following best exemplifies Patrick Henry's ideas?

• A)License plates in Washington,
• B)New Hampshire license plates that say,"Live Free or Die."
• C)America neither has nor ever had laws of primogeniture.
• D)Thomas Jefferson's statement that "all men are created equal."-Consider This: This is an example of egalitarianism more than liberty.

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