History
Most Famous Speeches in History
Iconic speeches that moved nations, inspired movements, and changed the course of history.
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Speech↕ | Speaker↕ | Year↕ | Location↕ | Context↕ | Famous Line↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Have a Dream | Martin Luther King Jr. | 1,963 | Washington D.C. | Civil Rights March | I have a dream... |
| Gettysburg Address | Abraham Lincoln | 1,863 | Gettysburg, PA | Civil War dedication | Government of the people... |
| We Shall Fight on the Beaches | Winston Churchill | 1,940 | House of Commons | World War II | We shall never surrender |
| Inaugural Address | John F. Kennedy | 1,961 | Washington D.C. | Presidential inauguration | Ask not what your country can do for you... |
| Tryst with Destiny | Jawaharlal Nehru | 1,947 | New Delhi | Indian independence | At the stroke of midnight... |
| Yes We Can | Barack Obama | 2,008 | New Hampshire | Presidential primary | Yes we can |
| Quaid-e-Azam's Address | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | 1,947 | Karachi | Pakistan's founding | You are free to go to your temples... |
| I Am Prepared to Die | Nelson Mandela | 1,964 | Rivonia Trial | Anti-apartheid | An ideal for which I am prepared to die |
| Ich bin ein Berliner | John F. Kennedy | 1,963 | West Berlin | Cold War solidarity | Ich bin ein Berliner |
| The Ballot or the Bullet | Malcolm X | 1,964 | Cleveland, OH | Civil Rights | The ballot or the bullet |
| Ain't I a Woman? | Sojourner Truth | 1,851 | Akron, OH | Women's rights | Ain't I a woman? |
| Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat | Winston Churchill | 1,940 | House of Commons | Becoming Prime Minister | Blood, toil, tears and sweat |
| Stanford Commencement | Steve Jobs | 2,005 | Stanford University | Graduation speech | Stay hungry, stay foolish |
| The Sermon on the Mount | Jesus Christ | 30 | Galilee | Religious teaching | Blessed are the peacemakers... |
| Apology of Socrates | Socrates | -399 | Athens | Trial defense | The unexamined life is not worth living |
| Tear Down This Wall | Ronald Reagan | 1,987 | Berlin Wall | Cold War | Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! |
| How Dare You | Greta Thunberg | 2,019 | United Nations | Climate change | How dare you |
| A Date Which Will Live in Infamy | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 1,941 | US Congress | Pearl Harbor attack | A date which will live in infamy |
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