Thomas Jefferson And Patrick Henry As Heads Of Their Countries
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Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry fought for what they believed in. Having the ability to determine what is right or wrong, is usually based on opinion. The head of a country, usually a king or a president, has the deciding vote on what says and what goes. Opposing their king and president at ....
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.... king’s idea to do what was right for the “people.” Opposition usually resulted with death, something neither of the orators received.
Thomas Jefferson built his ideas from previous ideas of another person, while Patrick Henry was driven on sheer hatred. Using some ideas from Jonathan Edwards, Jefferson derived ideas and statements based on the Enlightenment and Edwards’ sermon. Edwards frightened people into conversion, as Jefferson frightened the King with the consequences that coul ....
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