Speech

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We have stood apart, studiously neutral.

Woodrow Wilson

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Topic

World War I

Speaker

Woodrow Wilson

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1915 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. "Third Annual Message." US Congress meeting. 7 Dec. 1915, United States Capitol, Washington, DC, USA.

The divide of race has been America's constant curse. And each new wave of immigrants gives new targets to old prejudices... These obsessions cripple both those who hate and of course those who are hated, robbing both of what they might become. We cannot, we will not, succumb to the dark impulses that lurk in the far regions of the soul everywhere. We shall overcome them.

Bill Clinton

Second Inaugural Address of Bill Clinton

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Topic

Race relations Prejudice and bias

Speaker

Bill Clinton

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Bill Clinton Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Clinton, William J. "Second Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1997, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

What a glorious morning is this.

Samuel Adams

On hearing gunfire at Lexington, 19 April 1775.

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American Revolution Revolution

Speaker

Samuel Adams

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1775 1770s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Adams, Samuel. Comment upon hearing the gunfire at the Battle of Lexington. 19 Apr. 1775, Lexington, MA, USA.

Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward. The great fact to remember is that the trend of civilization itself is forever upward; that a line drawn through the middle of the peaks and the valleys of the centuries always has an upward trend.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Fourth Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Topic

Theory of progress Political progress Progress Political theory

Speaker

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Source

Fourth Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Fourth Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1945, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Fourth Inaugral Address: Washington, DC, January 20, 1945." Great Speeches, edited by John Grafton. Dover, 1999.

We are now forming a republican government. Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.

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Setting up a government Democracy Safeguards of freedom Political theory

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Alexander Hamilton

Source

Debates of the Federal Convention

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1787 1780s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hamilton, Alexander. Debates of the Federal Convention. Constitutional Convention. 26 June 1787, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Much has been given us, and much will rightfully be expected from us. We have duties to others and duties to ourselves; and we can shirk neither. We have become a great nation, forced by the fact of its greatness into relations with the other nations of the earth, and we must behave as be seems a people with such responsibilities.

Theodore Roosevelt

Second Inaugural Address of Theodore Roosevelt

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Internationalism American foreign policy American power America and the world

Speaker

Theodore Roosevelt

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Theodore Roosevelt Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1905 1900s 20th century

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Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1905, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Nowhere in the world is presented a government of so much liberty and equality. To the humblest and poorest amongst us are held out the highest privileges and positions. The present moment finds me at the White House, yet there is as good a chance for your children as there was for my father's.

Abraham Lincoln

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Land of opportunity American Dream Social mobility

Speaker

Abraham Lincoln

Source

Speech to the 148th Ohio Regiment

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1864 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Speech to the 148th Ohio Regiment." 31 Aug. 1864, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Speech to 148th Ohio Regiment, Washington, D.C, August 31, 1864." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.

I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king.

Elizabeth I

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Inner strength Girl power

Author

Elizabeth I

Source

Tilbury Speech

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1588 1580s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Queen Elizabeth I. Speech to her troops in the Spanish Armada. 9 Aug. 1588, Tilbury, England, UK.

Current Citation

Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I: Collected Works. University of Chicago Press, 2000.

Is man an ape or an angel? My Lord, I am on the side of the angels.

Benjamin Disraeli

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Topic

Nature of man Man and animals

Speaker

Benjamin Disraeli

Source

Speeches of Benjamin Disraeli

Medium

Speech

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1864 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Disraeli, Benjamin. Speech about meanings and origin of on the side of the angels. Oxford Diocesan Conference. 25 Nov. 1864, Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England, UK.

We were proclaiming ourselves political hypocrites before the world, by thus fostering Human Slavery and proclaiming ourselves, at the same time, the sole friends of Human Freedom.

Abraham Lincoln

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Slavery Freedom Hypocrisy American politics

Speaker

Abraham Lincoln

Source

Speeches of Abraham Lincoln

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1854 1850s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. Speech at Springfield, IL. 4 Oct. 1854, Springfield, IL, USA.

Irritated by no literary altercation, animated by no public debate, heated by no party animosity, I read it with great satisfaction, as the result of good heads prompted by good hearts, as an experiment better adapted to the genius, character, situation, and relations of this nation and country than any which had ever been proposed or suggested.

John Adams

Inaugural Address of John Adams

On the U.S. Constitution.

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Topic

US Constitution

Speaker

John Adams

Source

Inaugural Address of John Adams Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1797 1790s 18th century

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Citation

Adams, John. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1797, House Chamber, Congress Hall, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

We have learned that we cannot live alone, at peace; that our own well-being is dependent on the well-being of other Nations, far away... We have learned to be citizens of the world, members of the human community.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Fourth Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Internationalism American foreign policy America and the world International politics

Speaker

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Source

Fourth Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Fourth Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1945, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Fourth Inaugral Address: Washington, DC, January 20, 1945." Great Speeches, edited by John Grafton. Dover, 1999.

Our nation is chosen by God and commissioned by history to be a model to the world of justice.

George W. Bush

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America and the world American foreign policy Internationalism

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George W. Bush

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2000 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Bush, George W. B'nai Brith International. 28 Aug. 2000, Washington DC, USA.

We recall in special times when we have stood briefly, but magnificently, united. In those times no prize was beyond our grasp.

Jimmy Carter

Inaugural Address of Jimmy Carter

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American unity Unity American politics

Speaker

Jimmy Carter

Source

Inaugural Address of Jimmy Carter Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Carter, James E. "Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1977, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

January 20th, 2017 will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer.

Donald Trump

Inaugural Address of Donald Trump

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The forgotten man American politics

Speaker

Donald Trump

Source

Inaugural Address of Donald Trump Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2017 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Trump, Donald. "Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 2017, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Citizens, would you want a revolution without revolution?

Maximilien Robespierre

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Topic

French Revolution Revolution

Author

Maximilien Robespierre

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

French

Time

1792 1790s 18th century

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Citation

Robespierre, Maximilien. Response a J. B. Louvet [Answer to Louvet's Accusation]. 5 Nov. 1792.

And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe—the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.

John F. Kennedy

Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy

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Topic

Human rights Natural law

Speaker

John F. Kennedy

Source

Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Kennedy, John F. "Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1961, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.

Demosthenes

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Foreign policy International politics Political theory Politics

Speaker

Demosthenes

Medium

Speech

Language

Greek

Time

343 BC 340s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

Demosthenes. 2nd Philippic. c. 44 BC, Rome, Italy.

It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising the sovereignty. Usurpation is then an easy attainment, and an usurper soon found. The people themselves become the willing instruments of their own debasement and ruin. Let us, then, look to the great cause, and endeavor to preserve it in full force. Let us by all wise and constitutional measures promote intelligence among the people as the best means of preserving our liberties.

James Monroe

First Inaugural Address of James Monroe

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Moral decline Threats to the nation Threats to freedom Political theory

Speaker

James Monroe

Source

First Inaugural Address of James Monroe Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1817 1810s 19th century

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Citation

Monroe, James. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1817, Front steps, Old Brick Capitol, Washington, DC, USA.

In a progressive country change is constant; and the great question is, not whether you should resist change which is inevitable, but whether that change should be carried out in deference to the manners, the customs, the laws, the traditions of the people, or in deference to abstract principles and arbitrary and general doctrines.

Benjamin Disraeli

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Nature of change Change

Speaker

Benjamin Disraeli

Source

Speeches of Benjamin Disraeli

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1867 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Disraeli, Benjamin. Speech on Reform Bill of 1867. Conservative Banquet. 29 Oct. 1867, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.