Phillips opens his discourse by insinuating two extraordinary pioneers before him, Washington and Napoleon, who have served their nations, keeping in mind the end goal to build up ethos and sentiment with his gathering of people. Phillips differentiates how Frenchmen discuss Napoleon, however discover "no language rich enough to paint the great captain," with the hesitance of Britons, Frenchmen, and Spaniards who shared no kind words for …show more content…
Wendell Phillips’ stimulating speech expanded the knowledge of his vacillating audience on the subject of a former slave who became a hero to many in order to persuade his audience to allow African-Americans to enlist in the military because heroes will rise from where they are least