Patrick henry made this statement in his speech at the virginia ratifying convention. the purpose of the speech was to explain why he opposed ratifying the constitution without a bill of rights. a to support the idea that congress would be better at managing a military than the people would b to support the idea that the people need a right to bear arms as a means of defending themselves c to emphasize the importance of state militias in international conflicts d to emphasize that congress would be poor at managing a national military

B. To support the idea that the people need a right to bear arms as a means of defending themselves.

Explanation:

This was Henry's main objective in his speech. Patrick Henry was a Founding Father, attorney and orator. Henry was an enthusiastic supporter of independence, and he is particularly well-known for his speech to the Second Virginia Convention in 1775. He also served as Governor of Virginia.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the answer is a)   a sentence of death costs the state "almost three times as much as a sentence of life in prison" (delon 147)