Steps in the Right Direction

During the early 1700's and mid-1800's, many famous documents and speeches were produced by differentiating writers and political leaders. These leaders had many similarities and differences in their views of their political lives. In the famous Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson and the Speech in the Virginia Convention made by Patrick Henry, both orators tend to share many alike points of view on the current status of the colonies and their enhabitants.
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson tackles many issues about the quality of life. "He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burned our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people." exclaims Jefferson with an enraged tone. He clearly states his dissapproval of the ways of the present king of Great Britain. …