Comparing House Divided And Patrick Henry

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For many years people have been fighting for freedom from people, countries, stereotypes, etc. America is known for being a free country compared to others. It took many years for America to be “free” through wars, conflicts, and other situations. The word freed is a very important and key detail when speaking about America. Both Abraham Lincoln’s “House Divided” and Patrick Henry’s” Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death” speeches both focus on Freedom. Abraham Lincoln’s speech speaks on the freedom of slaves from slavery. Patrick Henry's speech speaks about the freedom of American colonies from the British government. After an examination of both speeches, I believe that Patrick Henry’s speech ”Give me Liberty, or Give Me Death” was more effective