Among multiple phrases, one of the most influential and powerful quotes found within Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor Speech is when he asserts the future success of the United States of America in not only overcoming Japan’s attack on the nation, but ensuring that such event will never take place again, “I believe I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again.” This quote embodies various rethorical devices such as ethos, pathos and the use of diction. Though this quote, Roosevelt establishes his credibility by asserting his position to be with the people and his understanding
