Great speeches throughout history

B00STED4V · 09-11-2008, 11:17 AM

I got the idea for this thread a few days ago after watching a few documentaries. So I thought it would be interesting to see what everyone posts up in regards to this.

Now the speech can be posted up in either video or text or both, and if you can explain why you think that specific speech was a "great" one then please elaborate why.

The greatness of the speeches you post are completely based on your own opinions. Try to keep any debates that may arise clean and mature as I would like to not have this thread locked

This speech in my opinion was a HUGE defining moment for the Civil Rights movement in America

FreeBird · 09-11-2008, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Abe Lincoln

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.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth

he said in a whopping few moments what other men could not communicate in 20+ minutes worth of speeches

**jdv** · 09-11-2008, 11:24 AM

Great speech because it was a huge symbol over Reagan's desire of freedom in the eastern block.

B00STED4V · 09-11-2008, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by FreeBird

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he said in a whopping few moments what other men could not communicate in 20+ minutes worth of speeches

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one of the greatest ever form possibly the greatest president this country has ever seen.

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Originally Posted by jdv

Great speech because it was a huge symbol over Reagan's desire of freedom in the eastern block.

very nice

Jackie Chan · 09-12-2008, 06:10 PM

Ron Paul at the Rally for the Republic

He comes on stage at 13 minutes in, but we cheered for a couple of minutes. So it starts about 15-16minutes in. Ron Paul at the Rally for the Republic on 9/2/08 from the target center in Minneapolis.

Jackie Chan · 09-12-2008, 06:23 PM

He warned us.

Jackie Chan · 09-12-2008, 06:27 PM

ryanrule · 09-12-2008, 07:00 PM

kennedy would fuckin beat the shit out of bush, bad back irregardless

09-11-2008, 11:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
B00STED4V Caution: Pees Everywhere When Drunk Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ray-Jay Posts: 20,053	Great speeches throughout history I got the idea for this thread a few days ago after watching a few documentaries. So I thought it would be interesting to see what everyone posts up in regards to this. Now the speech can be posted up in either video or text or both, and if you can explain why you think that specific speech was a "great" one then please elaborate why. The greatness of the speeches you post are completely based on your own opinions. Try to keep any debates that may arise clean and mature as I would like to not have this thread locked This speech in my opinion was a HUGE defining moment for the Civil Rights movement in America __________________ thats you, thats what you look like

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jdv the polarbear conservation corps protects a polarbear homie straight outa' compton because polarbears love klondike bars Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 32,846 Blog Entries: 2	Great speech because it was a huge symbol over Reagan's desire of freedom in the eastern block. __________________ 1968 Mustang Coupe

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Jackie Chan Resident Reverse Burnout Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orlando Posts: 744	Ron Paul at the Rally for the Republic He comes on stage at 13 minutes in, but we cheered for a couple of minutes. So it starts about 15-16minutes in. Ron Paul at the Rally for the Republic on 9/2/08 from the target center in Minneapolis. __________________ Click here What does a 95 Cobra = F'd up Knuckles from wrenching

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