Patrick Henry's Speech In The Virginia Convention And Crisis

Freedom Even though the colonists did not have a clear understanding of freedom because they were under the rule of a tyrant, the Speech in the Virginia Convention and Crisis #1, written by Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine, both motivated the colonists and congress to aspire and achieve freedom. Thomas Paine and Patrick Henry both used very similar quotes to motivate the colonists into realizing that fighting the British king would grant them freedom at last. No matter how many times the American colonists attempted to resolve things through petitions, remonstrations, and arguments the British were right there, smiling insidiously, but only proved to snare their feet. The colonists were tired of these lies and insults, so this is where Paine and Henry step in. With their expert silver tongues,

The following quotes; “And I am as confident, as I am that God governs the world” (Paine), and “Sir, we are not weak, if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power” (Henry) used by Paine and Henry support the ideas that are believed to be true. These declarative, context sentences claim that under the power of God, of whom cannot and will not deny them subjugation over the British to achieve freedom, the colonists, armed in the holy cause of liberty will be invincible by any force which the British can send against them. Now the quotes were not of the whole sentences of that which are in the original speeches, but these lines are of that which capture the meaning that God has provided his people power, power that will help them win their freedom and power that will not deny them the truth that they rightfully