Patrick Henry a-t-il vraiment dit « Give me liberty, or give me death » ?

Patrick Henry a-t-il vraiment dit « Give me liberty, or give me death » ?

Trouvé mot pour mot. Les mots existent, mais pas là où on les place d’habitude. La correspondance la plus ancienne de notre corpus vient d’une autre source, ci-dessous.

Now and then this principle should be applied to an emphatic sentence by stressing each word. It is a good device for exciting special attention, and it furnishes a pleasing variety. Patrick Henry's notable climax could be delivered in that manner very effectively: "Give--me--liberty--or--give--me--death." The italicized part of the following might also be delivered with this every-word emphasis.
The Art of Public Speaking — Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein, CHAPTER III · ¶155 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #16317 · source

Negro mothers on the auction-block seeing their children sold away from them into slavery have flamed out some of America's most stirring speeches. True, the mother did not have any knowledge of the technique of speaking, but she had something greater than all technique, more effective than reason: feeling. The great speeches of the world have not been delivered on tariff reductions or post-office
The Art of Public Speaking — Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein, CHAPTER X · ¶629 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #16317 · source

They tell us, sir, that we are weak--"unable to cope with so formidable an adversary"! But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance, by lying supinely on our backs
The Art of Public Speaking — Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein, CHAPTER X · ¶661 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #16317 · source

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