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Despite his powerful and complicated language, Henry was very explicit with his ideas. Henry found that it was necessary to deliver his speech because some of the delegates at the Virginia Convention thought that making military preparation was premature (Moss 126). Henry first wanted for Virginia to form a militia immediately. Patrick Henry was very urgent in his acts against Britain, and he was always immediately taking action and very responsive to Britain and the Parliament’s actions. Second, Henry wanted the militia's purpose to be to make sure that Virginia's rights of liberty are not infringed upon (Moss 126). Henry’s main fight in all of his actions was emphasized on colonial liberty and forgetting British administration. Third, Henry wanted the militia to be organized and trained immediately (Moss 126). Again, all Henry wanted was immediate action in order to throw Britain off balance and force them to