They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength be irresolution and inaction? What is the point of this dramatic rhetoric? a The colonists will gather strength through resolution. b The colonists' patience will be rewarded. c British control over the colonists will only increase. d The British army intends to station a guard in every house.

c British control over the colonists will only increase.

Explanation:

Patrick Henry, an important figure of the American war of independence said these lines in his famous "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death" speech.

In the above lines, the speaker tries to question the listeners that how long will they need to wait to take an action before the Britishers take control of them completely. The point of these lines is to emphasis the fact that British control over the colonists will only increase if they keep on remaining silent and subservient.

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