Patrick Henry's Speech
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“Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice;
It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved.
__W. J. Bryan ___Speech, 1899
What are the people of the United States really fighting for? What are we willing to give
to protect the United States of America muc ....
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reserve”(88). Patrick Henry implies that he is going to speak without restraint, he will say what he
thinks, and that no one is forcing him to say the things he is going to say. Henry knows that if he
does not 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
guide ....
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