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Compare And Contrast Patrick Henry And Thomas Paine

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The act of violence is not always what wins a revolution. The men of the revolution saw the power in words and used this to their advantage. Both Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine created monumental pieces of history which helped to advance the revolution by using nothing more than their words. By examining Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine's accounts of oppression from the king, the necessity of the revolution is clearly seen through the spiritual take by Paine and the logical take by Henry; both methods led to the conclusion that the rebellion was needed. Although two very different methods, they both are very similar when looking at their reasonings.

Thomas Paine’s spiritual method helped to encourage the men of the army to continue fighting, but to also remember why they started to fight in the first place. He encouraged them to fight for their rights, for their families and the future people of the country that stands today. Paine reasoned that they were enslaved under the British government and that it was their duty to fight back against the oppression that hung over the colonies, “...and if being …show more content…

Sir, we have been trying that for the last ten years. Have we anything new to offer upon the subject? Nothing,” (Henry) this sparked the revolution. Every revolution begins with a spark, this spark lasted a decade. For ten years the people tried to reason with the king, to offer a peaceful way of change. However, the king ignored their requests and continued oppressing the people until they had had enough of it. In every they had “done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament.” (Henry). The desire to fight was strong with those who had had enough of the king’s oppression. Patrick Henry presents his beliefs with passion and

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