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  2. VICTORY: War Speeches by the Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill, 1945

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  4. Top 16 Famous Speeches by the Famous Personalities

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  1. 5 Powerful Speeches Of Adolf Hitler + His Speech Against The US During World War II

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  3. War Vocabulary: How to Talk about War and Understand the News in English

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  1. 16 excerpts from the greatest military speeches ever given

    Here are 16 excerpts from the best orations given to key audiences during history's crucial pivot points: 1. PERICLES appealing for war against the Spartans, 432BCE. Bust of Pericles bearing the inscription "Pericles, son of Xanthippus, Athenian". Marble, Roman copy after a Greek original from ca. 430 BC. Wikimedia Commons.

  2. The Greatest War Time Speeches in History

    William Tecumseh Sherman, February 1905. > War: American Civil War. "War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it; the crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.". 24/7 Wall St. Source ...

  3. 35 Greatest Speeches in History

    The very best speeches change hearts and minds and seem as revelatory several decades or centuries removed as when they were first given. And now for the speeches. Contents . 1. Theodore Roosevelt, "Duties of American Citizenship" ... Like Pericles, Lincoln was a leader during a time of civil war. Like Pericles, Lincoln focused on exhorting the ...

  4. 50 Most Famous War Speeches

    In 1775, amid the flames of the American Revolution, Patrick Henry delivered one of the most famous war speeches that ignited the spirit of independence in the hearts of the colonists. Known as "Give me freedom or give me death", this speech stands as a testament to the unwavering desire for freedom and the courage it takes to fight for it.

  5. Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century by Rank

    Full text and audio database of Top 100 American Speeches by Rank Order : MAIN LINKS : Home Page: Speech Bank: Top 100 Speeches: Great New Speeches ... War Message : PDF: 20 (Gen) Douglas MacArthur: Duty, Honor, Country: ... Russell H. Conwell: Acres of Diamonds: mp3-Excerpt: PDF: 25: Ronald Wilson Reagan: A Time for Choosing: mp3 : 26: Huey ...

  6. 10 of the Most Famous and Inspirational Speeches from History

    Let's take a closer look at ten of the best and most famous speeches from great moments in history. Abraham Lincoln, ' Gettysburg Address ' (1863). The Gettysburg Address is one of the most famous speeches in American history, yet it was extremely short - just 268 words, or less than a page of text - and Abraham Lincoln, who gave the ...

  7. Abraham Lincoln

    Full Text. Best Line: "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." Gettysburg Address, 1863 At the site of one of the Civil War's pivotal battles, Lincoln delivered an address that was as succinct — just about ...

  8. 10 Incredible Battle Speeches From War Movies That We Cannot Forget

    Ancient war movies often feature pre-battle speeches due to scheduled battles, while modern wars have more spontaneous battles without time for prepared remarks. The best pre-battle speeches in war movies are impactful due to the weight of the context, and the speeches can live long in the memory of viewers.

  9. 8 Of Winston Churchill's Best Speeches

    Winston Churchill was, in November 1934, a lone voice in questioning the country's policy of appeasement to Hitler: "At present we lie within a few minutes' striking distance of the French, Dutch and Belgian coasts, and within a few hours of the great aerodromes of Central Europe," he said. "We are even within canon-shot of the Continent.

  10. Abraham Lincoln's Most Enduring Speeches and Quotes

    One day in court, another lawyer quoted a legal maxim in Latin, then asked Lincoln to affirm it. His response: "If that's Latin, you had better call another witness.". So captivating and ...

  11. Winston Churchill

    Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat, 1940. In his first speech as Britain's Prime Minister, Churchill tied the outcome of the fight against the Nazis to the survival of Britain itself. One of history's best battle cries. Full Text. Best Line: "You ask, what is our policy?

  12. Churchill's War Speeches

    November 29, 2020 Winston S. Churchill, Greatest War Speeches: 1939-1945, Folio Society, 2020, 361 pages, £39.95/$59.95. Review by DAVID FREEMAN. The Folio Society has published beautiful editions of many titles by Winston Churchill including his memoirs from both world wars, My Early Life, and Great Contemporaries.The Society's newest addition, however, joins a crowded field of available ...

  13. 10 Greatest Ever of Battle Movie Speeches

    3. Henry V (Kenneth Branagh) Henry V- Speech. Watch on. Kenneth Branagh and Shakespeare go together like Ham and Cheese and in his eve of battle speech to his heavily outnumbered soldiers at the battle of Agincourt, Henry V delivers the most famous battle speech of all of Shakespeare's plays.

  14. Watch: Top 5 epic military speeches

    Rob O'Neill - Keep Moving Forward. Rob O'Neill's speech focuses on quitting. He says that when quitting feels like an option - and it will - put it off until tomorrow. "People will be so close to a goal, 95 percent of the way there and then have a bad day and then throw their hands up: that's it, I quit," O'Neill says ...

  15. The 15 Most Inspiring Presidential Speeches in American History

    5. Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" Speech. Date: January 6, 1941 Context: By 1941, many affected by the Great Depression had experienced economic recovery, but another world-changing phenomenon had reared its head—Hitler and his Nazi regime.World War II was raging in Europe and the Pacific, but the United States had thus far remained largely neutral.

  16. Top 10 Best Movie Battle Speeches

    KILGORE. Someday this war's gonna end. 3. Spartacus (1960) This movie has two great battle speeches intercut as the preface to the battle between the Roman Legions and a rebellion of slaves led by the gladiator slave, Spartacus. In the film directed by Stanley Kubrick, Kirk Douglas plays Spartacus: SPARTACUS.

  17. John F. Kennedy

    Best Line: "My fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country." Next Martin Luther King, Jr. @TIME. click here for part 2 Inaugural Address, 1961 In a relatively brief address that he spent two months crafting, Kennedy —at 43, the youngest president elected to the office and the first...

  18. Great speeches of the 20th century

    JFK's speechwriter Ted Sorensen: 'Speeches are great when they reflect great decisions' Ted Sorensen, one of President John F Kennedy's key advisers, discusses the art of writing speeches Podcast

  19. 10 famous speeches in history that continue to stand the test of time

    1963 'I Have a Dream' speech. The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. 's I Have a Dream speech, delivered on August 28, 1963, is one of the finest pieces of oratory in human history. It blended ...

  20. The Best Oscar Speeches of All Time

    Joe Pesci Proves He Is a Man of Few Words. With just six words, Joe Pesci gave one of the most memorable Oscar speeches of all time. After winning Best Supporting Actor for Goodfellas in 1991, he ...

  21. The History Place

    Susan B. Anthony - On Women's Right to Vote (1873) Tony Blair - To the Irish Parliament (1998) Napoleon Bonaparte - Farewell to the Old Guard (1814) Edmund Burke - On the Death of Marie Antoinette (1793) George Bush - Announcing War Against Iraq (1991) George W. Bush - After September 11th (2001) Jimmy Carter - Tribute to Hubert Humphrey (1977)

  22. The Best Speeches of All Time

    1 Franklin D Roosevelt's inaugural address, 4 March 1933 by Various authors. 2 John F Kennedy's inaugural address, 20 January 1961 by Various authors. 3 Laurence Olivier's Oscar Acceptance Speech (1979) by YouTube video. 4 Dr Martin Luther King, Jr's 'I Have a Dream' speech, 28 August 1963 by Martin Luther King Jr.

  23. The 17 Greatest Anime Speeches of All Time

    Not every epic anime moment is a fight scene or a confession of love. Sometimes, the greatest moments in an anime are when the characters make their voices heard. The best anime speeches can be inspiring, like when Eren Jaeger of Attack on Titan urges his comrades to fight on against the Titans, or when Sora from No Game No Life convinces the people he now governs that their strength lies in ...