In 1588, Queen Elizabeth I made a speech to encourage her soldiers to fight the Spanish Armada. In this excerpt from "Speech to the Troops at Tilbury," which line demonstrates her use of an ethical appeal to persuade her soldiers to fight for their nation?

We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery; but I assure you I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safegu

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In 1588, Queen Elizabeth I made a speech to encourage her soldiers to fight the Spanish Armada. In this excerpt from "Speech to the Troops at Tilbury," which line demonstrates her use of an ethical appeal to persuade her soldiers to fight for their nation?

We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery; but I assure you I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safegu