Sir Patrick Henry Persuasive Speech

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We have all been through rough times, have we not? Sir Patrick Henry speaks of the tyranny of British rule, but is it really all that bad? If you were in the same position as our great King George, what else would you do? We started ourselves into a war that we were not prepared to fight on our own, and so the generous King provided us with soldiers to help win the battle. This war was very taxing on Britain—we are in great debt—and the King is merely trying to help us get out of the debt. There is no other way than to tax, my friends, for that is how the government makes its money. Why, for what reason do we sit here and complain like spoiled children, that our parents did something out of our own best interest? What else can they do but