Question

In the “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech, which of these ideas states the opposition position?

You should act like loyal subjects of the king.

The king is not really oppressing the colonists.

No one thinks treason is an important offense.

Some say that we are too weak to fight Britain.

Answer 1

Some say that we are too weak to fight Britain. The opposition may have thought that just a small potential country of 13 colonies and a relatively small population without all the resources and the military might of the British Empire would not stand a chance of defeating such an apparently strong power. Such a case if it were presented would not take into account the law of history that where there is oppression there is resistance and that fighting for a just cause can overcome most obstacles partly because the unity of those fighting is much greater than those fighting for the oppressors.