The Power of Conviction

lighten the prejudice of the States on the day of indep give upence exultation was truly a forged move, but for one soldiery, each amount of risk pertain was worth saving the faith of a res publica. Although slavery was culturally accepted at this time, some abolitionists fought to bring about an end to this heinous act. On July 5th, 1852, Frederick Douglass presented himself to the Ladies Anti-Slavery guild of Rochester, New York, embracing the opportunity to voice his opposition towards terminal slavery to the abolition-sympathetic auditory sense. Reminding a nation of their morality and ethics non only required discretion and intellect, but most importantly, even faith. That meant trusting in his paragons plan, regardless if it meant potential failure. In his oration, What to the Slave is the stern of July, Frederick Douglass displays this steadfast belief and diligently enhances his ethos as a man of faith with devout sight, pharisaic discipline and hope of a nations redemption. With rate to Gods queen and authority, Douglass firmly establishes a spiritual identity that his audience could look and appreciate.\nDouglas demonstrates his faith with devout perspective on Christianity through creating an doctrine of analogy between Americas seemingly Christian acts and of ult tyrannical acts. Douglasss viewpoint is an advantage to him as a speaker. He can distinctly see that Americans do not seem to follow the Christian principles that the nation was founded upon, and makes this clear with his speech. And let me warn you Douglass exclaims, that it is dangerous to replicate the example of a nation whose crimes, lowering to heaven, thrown atomic pile by the breath of the Almighty, entombment that nation in unretrievable ruin! (120). Douglass shares this statement with the audience and enhances his ethos, or the apparent piece of the speaker, by sharing Americas history of the revolutionary war and establish his credibleness as a ma...