Shifting of Text

There are many quotes in our American History that have great significance and have even helped shape the foundations of this country. The one quote that had the greatest impact is probably Patrick Henry’s statement, “Give me liberty or give me death!” Patrick Henry was a patriotic man who stood up for what he believed in. He was fighting oppression of slaves and he was fighting for freedom of religion. Before he gave his …

…of being shot dead on the spot. Famine and malnutrition among Palestinian children has reached alarming numbers. People can’t even go and get groceries for their families. The times may have changed but the oppression is still the same. “Give me liberty or give me death” shifted in meaning not because it applied to something else but because it came from the mouth of a Palestinian man who happens to be the elected official.