Patrick Henry's Speech

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speak what he thinks he could be held guilty of treason. Henry shows that he is self-

confident because he is going to follow through with his beliefs. Henry knows that if he is self

confident he can do anything, Henry states; “I have one lamp by which my feet are

guided and that is the lamp of experience”(88). What Henry is really trying to say is, “I know

of no way of judging of the future but by the past, I wish to know what there has been of the

British ministry for the last ten years”(90). Henry states, “I repeat it, sir, we must fight”(90).

Henry shows that the people of the congress must not be a coward but they must stand up and

fight for themselves, and this is showing that the rationalist of the eighteenth century are self

confident because they are going to stand up and fight the British without holding back.

Through his persuasive writing style, Patrick Henry shows that his eighteenth century
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