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Patrick Henry made this statement in his speech at the Virginia Ratifying Convention. The purpose of the speech was to explain why he opposed ratifying the Constitution without a Bill of Rights. Why did Patrick Henry make this statement at the Virginia Ratifying Convention?

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"Give me liberty or give me death", with the purpose of focusing on the question of freedom or slavery
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