"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!"

Summaries of sentences 1-4:

1. In paragraph one, Patrick Henry states that the other politicians have made good points, but that he believes that his opinion is just as important even if his views contrast theirs.

2. Henry states that the the colonists may as well be slaves in his second paragraph, and he says that to withhold his opinion would be a betrayal of God.

3. In the third paragraph, Patrick Henry says that he is determined to see (and reveal) the truth, even if others with to turn a blind eye to current events.

4. In the fourth paragraph, Henry states that while he can't predict the future, he can remember the past. He asks his audience what it is that England has done that is so great that they can ignore signs of coming oppression.