History Main / GiveMeLibertyOrGiveMeDeath

* Harriet Tubman, a "conductor" on the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Railroad Underground Railroad]] (that smuggled slaves from the American south to freedom in Canada), carried a handgun with her for protection. She once said that when a runaway slave lost heart and wanted to give up and return to the plantation, she pointed the gun at him and said, "You go free or die."

* The Free Jaffa of ''{{Stargate SG-1}}''. The [[TheBigGuy principal Jaffa character]] is also the TropeNamer for IDieFree.

* The Free Jaffa of ''{{Stargate SG-1}}''. The principal Jaffa character is also the

** '''FREEDOM'''

* The Jaffa of ''{{Stargate SG-1}}''.

* In CalvinAndHobbes, when Calvin is fantasising about being Spaceman Spiff and trying to bunk off school, his mom captures him. His reply?
-->"Give me liberty, or give me death, Zokbar Queen!"

** '''FREEE-DOOOM'''

* "Freedom or Death!" is the official motto of both Greece and Uruguay.

* Name comes from Patrick Henry, a patriot in TheAmericanRevolution. Considering the toll of the war, it was very likely many colonial Americans thought this.
** TheAmericanCivilWar was a tragic twist on this for the south.
* William Wallace and his fellow Scotsman in ''{{Braveheart}}'', and RealLife.
* And of course, those tiny blue ''{{Discworld}}'' William Wallace stand-ins, the Nac Mac Feegle. "Nae king! Nae Quin! Nae Laird! Nae master! We willna be fooled again!"

* "Freedom or Death!" is the official motto of both Greece and Uruguay.

* In ''Scion,'' when the Raven and Heron kingdoms invade the [[SlaveRace Lesser Races]]' Sanctuary island, Exeter makes it clear that he's willing to die defending it, which leads to his CrowningMomentofAwesome:
-->"We're close to accomplishing the impossible. To making a dream reality. And some dreams are worth fighting for."
* ''NineteenEightyFour'', with the Brotherhood. It turns out to all be a XanatosGambit by the BigBad, though.

* And of course, those tiny blue ''{{Discworld}}'' William Wallace stand-ins, the Nac Mac Feegle. "Nae king! Nae Quin! We willna be fooled again!"

'''This is not about the phrase, so mentions of it, and variations on it, are not examples.'''

'''This is not about the phrase, so variations on it are not examples.'''

* ''NineteenEightyFour'', with the Brotherhood. It turns out to all be a XanatosGambit by the BigBad, though.
* An achievement in ''CallOfDutyBlackOps''

* An achievement in ''{{CallOfDutyBlackOps}}''

* An achievement in ''{{BlackOps}}''

* And of course, those tiny blue [[''Discworld'']] William Wallace stand-ins, the Nac Mac Feegle. "Nae king! Nae Quin! We willna be fooled again!"

* And of course, those tiny blue ''[[Discworld]]'' William Wallace stand-ins, the Nac Mac Feegle. "Nae king! Nae Quin! We willna be fooled again!"

* Jake Sully from James Cameron's ''{{AVATAR}}'' as he "Took things to a whole new level"

-->Jake Sully: "The Sky People have sent us a message... that they can take whatever they want. That no one can stop them. Well, we will send them a message. You ride out as fast as the wind can carry you. You tell the other clans to come. Tell them Toruk Makto calls to them! You fly now, with me! My brothers! Sisters! And we will show the Sky People... that they can not take whatever they want! And that this... this is our land!"
-->-- ''{{Avatar}}'' 2009

-->-- ''{{Braveheart}}''

-->-- ''{{Gandhi}}''

* Name comes from Patrick Henry, a patriot in TheAmericanRevolution. Considering the toll of the war, it was very likely many colonial Americans though this.

Basically this is when people are willing to fight to the death for freedom. Sometimes the actually do end up dying for it, but this trope is solely about being willing to die for freedom, regardless of the result. Expect a RousingSpeech or two.

* In ''Scion,'' when the Raven and Heron kingdoms invade the Lesser Races' Sanctuary island, Exeter makes it clear that he's willing to die defending it, which leads to his CrowningMomentofAwesome: