Patrick Henry delivered this speech on March 23, 1775 to the Second Virginia Convention at St. John’s Church in Richmond. It was pre-revolutionary war and Henry is displaying his feelings that the war against England is coming and in process and he is tired of their control and is ready for America to break free.
The ethos of the speech is one of credibility. Patrick Henry was well renowned for his oratorical skills as an attorney and in the House of Burgesses for previous challenging things. After the colonies seceded from England he was offered many high positions, such as: Secretary of State under Washington, servi