![]() ![]() ![]() Have we anything new to offer upon the subject? Nothing. He says, “And what have we to oppose to them? Shall we try argument? Sir, we have been trying that for the last ten years. Henry frequently uses rhetorical questions to help guide his argument. This gives him more credibility, thus increasing the rhetorical ethos of his speech. He candidly says, “But different men often see the same subject in different lights and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve.” He admits that he knows people have different views and says that he will freely speak his own. Henry comes out immediately with a purpose and a clear and honest tone. Through his powerful rhetoric, he was able to convince the House to pass a resolution dispensing the Virginia Troops to the Revolutionary War. ![]() I chose to write about Patrick Henry’s Speech, “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death,” delivered on Mawhere he addressed the Virginia House of Burgesses just after the Boston Tea Party (and before the signing of the Declaration of Independence). ![]()
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