Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this speech. in âgive me liberty, or give me death! â which quotation best describes patrick henry's viewpoint about the british arms buildup? âhas great britain any enemy, in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies? â¦they are meant for us; they can be meant for no other.â âshall we acquire the means of effectual resistance, by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? â â wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the british justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been to solace themselves, and the house? â âthere is no retreat but in submission and slavery! our chains are forged! their clanking may be heard on the plains of boston! â