In Mitch Landrieu’s speech, he uses allusions to establish pathos within the citizens of New Orleans. Mitch Landrieu uses the Constitution and Pledge of Allegiance to compel his audience to feel connected. Mitch Landrieu claims that the Confederate monuments represent white supremacy. We have to “reaffirm our commitment to a future” where each person is guaranteed “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” The statues represent a level of control over one another. Although, we have to “come to the table of democracy as equals.” The statues represent a time when not everyone was equal or treated equally. Mitch Landrieu uses pathos to encourage us to unite and remove the monuments. To achieve “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,”