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Alright men, the redcoats will be on us any minute now. We are here, but should we really be? Captain John Parker said “Stand your ground; don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here,” I partially agree with that. If they fire on us, fire back, for sure, but if they don't fire on us, it would really be better if we didn't fight today. There is nothing that is worth dying for men. If you fight and die here today, you won't have made enough of a difference to matter. Also, if you die what are you acheiving. Even if we do acheive victory, you will be unable to reap the rewards of it. If you fight and die today, then your death will either be meaningless or it will mean something that you will never be able to see. If you want to fight, that is great, and I am very proud of you, but ask yourself first, "Is this the best time?" There are 70 of us here today, and there are 700 of them coming. We are heavily outnumbered, and heavily out matched. Due to the cost of ammo, none of us have much practice. Because of this, it would be better that we don't fire if we don't have to. I don't think that they are going to want to kill us if they don't have to either. Don't be rash, there is a time to fight, and it isn't now. Also, Everyone be careful, an accidental shot could get us killed. Now don't get me wrong men, I'm not asking you to be cowards. You should fight those redcoats with all you have, I'm just saying don't be stupid. If you fight them here and now, you won't be able to do anything. Here's what I propose, fall back to Concord now, send a runner ahead to tell them to hide the amunition stores, and we will set up an ambush so we can massacre them back to England when they are done in Concord. They have been controlling us for too long, and we need to take back OUR country. If we don't do anything then us coming here to America would be pointless, but if you live today, then you can fight another day, mabye somewhere where the odds of victory are better stacked to us. That is all men. In summary, Fight, but not here. Preserve your life for a better battle. We are far outmatched and have no hope of winning here, so we'll get them at Concord!