Patrick Henry Give Me Liberty Essay

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War; petty arguments caused by those in power that lead to sacrificing young men into battle because they had no other choice. Ironically, war destroys those fighting in battle while making the countries proud of their succession. Past wars are reflected upon the soldiers in a horrifying manner because soldiers bear a huge burden upon them. Physical and mental effects transform soldiers and their countries in negative ways. Only a soldier can go through a true horrifying experience in war and not return the same way as he entered. A trigger of hatred and fear is sent to the rest of society after war has occurred. Dramatic transformations after war leave the country and the soldiers in a way in which they never were before.
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Patrick Henry is considered one of those people as he is able to express his viewpoints toward the idea of war in his speech “Give Me Liberty”. According to his speech, Henry considers that this situation of fighting against the British for their freedom is a matter of life and death, “I consider it nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery” (Henry 1). “It” is referred to the colonists’ need to fight which supports his argument in the need to fight in war. He was able to encourage immediate action when saying his famous words “I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” (Henry 2). Henry was able to gain much more credibility by adding ethos at the end of speech while addressing the audience that he would not stop fighting until his death. Without that war, the United States of America wouldn’t have been created and there wouldn’t be freedom. Winston Churchill is another person who thinks war can lead the country from defeat to victory. In his speech, Churchill is able to provide hope to his audience once he explained his plan of action, “You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all

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