Isay that the nobles ought to be looked at mainly in two
ways: that is to say, they either shape their course in such
a way as binds them entirely to your fortune, or they do
not. those who so bind themselves, and are not
rapacious, ought to be honoured and loved; those who do
not bind themselves may be dealt with in two ways; they
may fail to do this through pusillanimity and a natural
want of courage, in which case you ought to make use of
them, especially of those who are of good counsel; and
thus, whilst in prosperity you honour them, in adversity
you do not have to fear them.
-the prince,
niccolò machiavelli

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader