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Compare And Contrast Franklin And Patrick Henry

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Patrick Henry and Benjamin Franklin were master politicians and very famous for their work and speeches.They knew that success requires persistence and compromise. These two people made both of those, compromises and persistence. Benjamin didn’t like the Constitution but he supported it because it would help the people. Patrick took a risk of being killed for treason if they failed to win independence Both of these men wanted freedom and independence, they are very similar because they wanted the people to form together and not fight against each other, Patrick fought the enemy and Benjamin tried to get everyone to be behind the Constitution. They are different in some ways, even know they want the same thing, Patrick wanted war and fought

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