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Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slevery? 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

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slevery?
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

(American, 1903–1910)
1908
Medium/TechniqueChromolithograph and metallic pigment on card stock with gilded, beveled edges.
DimensionsVertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2015.9070
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ClassificationsPostcards
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)