Rhetorical Analysis Of Patrick Henry Speech
The ideals set forth by our founding fathers shaped our nation and I believe we have not subsided from these ideals completely. These key ideals by our founding fathers can be seen daily in our American lives. I strongly believe that the key ideals of the enlightenment still apply today in our country.
Before we used reason and logic to answer our questions and conclude our ideas, we used thoughts of superstition. These thoughts were later seen as ineffective and not credible. To emphasize the use of reason and logic Patrick Henry states in his speech, Speech in the Virginia Convention, “I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. (Paragraph 2)” Today, we use history as a resource thus, using the past to answer modern day questions. We also use history to learn from our past mistakes as a nation. This can be seen in the end of World War II, we did not punish Germany so harshly because we realized countries that are punished mercilessly will try and fight again.
Our founding fathers, being oppressed by an unfair British monarchy, expressed the need for fair governance. In the Declaration of Independence, it states, “That whenever any Form of Government becomes …show more content…
In this speech he states, “I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve. (Paragraph 1)” This is evidence of this ideal because he is speaking on his own behalf and not relying on religion for his sentiments. This is evident in today’s society because we as a country promote individualism self-reliance. This can be seen in personal blogs and speeches where people speak freely to present their individual self and ideas. The ideal of fair governance also makes this individualism possible because people are given the right to speak their own mind and be themselves, unlike dictatorships and oppressive governments who limit
Before we used reason and logic to answer our questions and conclude our ideas, we used thoughts of superstition. These thoughts were later seen as ineffective and not credible. To emphasize the use of reason and logic Patrick Henry states in his speech, Speech in the Virginia Convention, “I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. (Paragraph 2)” Today, we use history as a resource thus, using the past to answer modern day questions. We also use history to learn from our past mistakes as a nation. This can be seen in the end of World War II, we did not punish Germany so harshly because we realized countries that are punished mercilessly will try and fight again.
Our founding fathers, being oppressed by an unfair British monarchy, expressed the need for fair governance. In the Declaration of Independence, it states, “That whenever any Form of Government becomes …show more content…
In this speech he states, “I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve. (Paragraph 1)” This is evidence of this ideal because he is speaking on his own behalf and not relying on religion for his sentiments. This is evident in today’s society because we as a country promote individualism self-reliance. This can be seen in personal blogs and speeches where people speak freely to present their individual self and ideas. The ideal of fair governance also makes this individualism possible because people are given the right to speak their own mind and be themselves, unlike dictatorships and oppressive governments who limit