"Give me Liberty or give me death"

Our Founding Fathers desired and worked to create a balance of government where control was in between no control, or Anarchy, and too much control, or Tyranny. They believed that too much in any direction and Liberty would suffer. In an anarchy situation no one could be assured protection of their rights or their property. In a tyrannical situation the government interferes with ones liberty by oppressing their rights. When Patrick Henry said “Give me Liberty or give me death”, he was not only referring to the British government ruling at the time. He was referring to any form of government that would infringe upon his rights or Liberty. He could have never envisioned the amount of power our government has amassed and would surely consider it tyranny.