Early colonial patriots used it to help create our country today, setting out to rid the west of tyranny and hoping to create their own utopia. In the opening of the speech Henry states “No man thinks more highly than I do of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the house (Henry 147). I think it broke the ice for people to be able to acknowledge the fact without being afraid or at least grabbed their attention. The third and most important way that I think Henry persuades is by saying “I think it nothing more than a question of freedom or slavery.