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* Trope name comes from Patrick Henry, a melodramatic patriot in [[The American Revolution]].
** An interesting subtrope: in that same Revolution, the British government promised freedom to any colonial slave who ran away and joined the loyalist army. Thousands did, evidently preferring the risk of death on the battlefield to the certainty of a life in chains if the colonists won independence.
** [[The American Civil War]] was an ironic twist on this for the South. They wanted freedom from the federal government
** There were also a number of slave revolts, even though the slaves knew there was a high chance they'd be crushed by the militia and executed.
* Haiti might be the only country that started with a successful slave rebellion. Unfortunately, it lacked the leadership that could have made it a successful nation afterward.
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