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Our original guiding stars are struggle and hope.

Pablo Neruda

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Topic

Hope Fighting for justice Justice Progress Politics

Speaker

Pablo Neruda

Source

Toward the Splendid City (Speech)

Medium

Nobel Prize Lecture Speech

Language

Spanish

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Neruda, Pablo. "Towards the Splendid City." Acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in Literature. 13 Dec. 1971, Stockholm, Sweden.

Current Citation

Neruda, Pablo. "Towards the Splendid City." Nobel Lectures in Literature, 1968-1980. World Scientific Publishing Co., 2007.

I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Topic

Hard work Idleness

Speaker

Theodore Roosevelt

Source

The Strenuous Life (speech) Speeches of Theodore Roosevelt

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1899 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. "The Strenuous Life." Hamilton Club of Chicago meeting. 10 Apr. 1899, Chicago, IL, USA.

Current Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. "The Strenuous Life." Selected Speeches and Writings of Theodore Roosevelt, edited by Gordon Hutner. Vintage, 2014.

Marriage, to women as to men, must be a luxury, not a necessity; an incident of life, not all of it.

Susan B. Anthony

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Topic

Marriage Men and women

Author

Susan B. Anthony

Source

Social Purity

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1875 1870s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Anthony, Susan B. "Social Purity." Dime lecture course. 14 Mar. 1875, Grand Opera House, Chicago, IL, USA.

Do not let us speak of darker days. Let us speak rather of sterner days.

Winston Churchill

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Topic

World War II

Speaker

Winston Churchill

Source

Speeches of Winston Churchill

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Never Give In." 29 Oct. 1941, Harrow School, Harrow, England, UK. Speech.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "'Never give in!', 29 October 1941, Harrow School." Never Give In!: Winston Churchill's Speeches. A&C Black, 2013.

We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.

Jimmy Carter

Inaugural Address of Jimmy Carter

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Topic

Facing the future Change Holding to one's principles

Speaker

Jimmy Carter

Source

Inaugural Address of Jimmy Carter Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

There is no truth more thoroughly established, than that there exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness, between duty and advantage, between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.

George Washington

First Inaugural Address of George Washington

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Topic

Virtue

Speaker

George Washington

Source

First Inaugural Address of George Washington Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1789 1780s 18th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Washington, George. "First Inaugural Address." 30 Apr. 1789, Front balcony, Federal Hall, New York City, NY, USA.

Current Citation

Washington, George. "First Inaugral Address, April 30, 1789." George Washington: Writings, edited by John Rhodehamel. Library of America, 1997.

We believe that out of the public school grows the greatness of a nation.

Mark Twain

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Topic

Public education Education

Speaker

Mark Twain

Source

Public Education Association

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1900 1900s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Twain, Mark. "Public Education Association." 23 Nov. 1900, Berkeley Lyceum, New York, NY, USA.

Every artist was first an amateur.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Topic

Artistic development Artists

Speaker

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source

Progress of Culture

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1867 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Progress of Culture." Phi Beta Kappa society meeting. 18 July 1867, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, UK.

The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.

George Washington

First Inaugural Address of George Washington

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Topic

Democracy Freedom American experiment

Speaker

George Washington

Source

First Inaugural Address of George Washington Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1789 1780s 18th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Washington, George. "First Inaugural Address." 30 Apr. 1789, Front balcony, Federal Hall, New York City, NY, USA.

Current Citation

Washington, George. "First Inaugral Address, April 30, 1789." George Washington: Writings, edited by John Rhodehamel. Library of America, 1997.

You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

Malcolm X

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Topic

Peace Freedom

Speaker

Malcolm X

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

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Original Citation

Malcolm X. "Prospects for Freedom in 1965." Militant Labor Forum. 7 Jan. 1965, Palm Gardens, New York City, NY, USA.

Current Citation

Malcolm X. "Prospects for Freedom in 1965." Malcolm X Speaks, edited by George Breitman. Grove Press, 1994.

I shall need, too, the favor of that Being in whose hands we are, who led our forefathers, as Israel of old, from their native land, and planted them in a country flowing with all the necessaries and comforts of life.

Thomas Jefferson

Second Inaugural Address of Thomas Jefferson

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America and Israel God and America

Speaker

Thomas Jefferson

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Thomas Jefferson Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1805 1800s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1805, Senate Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Our country abounds in the necessaries, the arts, and the comforts of life. A general prosperity is visible in the public countenance.

James Madison

Second Inaugural Address of James Madison

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Early America American prosperity America

Speaker

James Madison

Source

Second Inaugural Address of James Madison Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1813 1810s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Madison, James. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1813, House Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Without union our independence and liberty would never have been achieved; without union they never can be maintained.

Andrew Jackson

Second Inaugural Address of Andrew Jackson

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Topic

American government American politics

Speaker

Andrew Jackson

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Andrew Jackson Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1833 1830s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Jackson, Andrew. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1833, House Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

In the important revolution just accomplished in the system of their United Government, the tranquil deliberations and voluntary consent of so many distinct communities, from which the event has resulted, can not be compared with the means by which most governments have been established, without some return of pious gratitude along with an humble anticipation of the future blessings which the past seem to presage.

George Washington

First Inaugural Address of George Washington

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American founding Early America

Speaker

George Washington

Source

First Inaugural Address of George Washington Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1789 1780s 18th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Washington, George. "First Inaugural Address." 30 Apr. 1789, Front balcony, Federal Hall, New York City, NY, USA.

Current Citation

Washington, George. "First Inaugral Address, April 30, 1789." George Washington: Writings, edited by John Rhodehamel. Library of America, 1997.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

John F. Kennedy

JFK was assassinated while he was on the way to give the speech containing these words.

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Topic

Leadership Learning

Author

John F. Kennedy

Source

Remarks Prepared for Deliver at the Trade Mart in Dallas on November 22, 1963

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Kennedy, John F. "Remarks Prepared for Deliver at the Trade Mart in Dallas on November 22, 1963." Speech undelivered due to assassination.

The people are the masters.

Edmund Burke

Speech in House of Commons, February 11, 1780

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Topic

Citizen and state

Speaker

Edmund Burke

Source

Speech in House of Commons, February 11, 1780

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1780 1780s 18th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Burke, Edmund. Address on the Independence of Parliament and Economical Reformation. House of Commons meeting. 11 Feb. 1780, Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK.

It will be my sincere and constant desire to observe toward the Indian tribes within our limits a just and liberal policy, and to give that humane and considerate attention to their rights and their wants which is consistent with the habits of our Government and the feelings of our people.

Andrew Jackson

First Inaugural Address of Andrew Jackson

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Topic

US and Native American relations American politics

Speaker

Andrew Jackson

Source

First Inaugural Address of Andrew Jackson Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1833 1830s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Jackson, Andrew. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1833, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

The people of the District of Columbia are not the subjects of the people of the States, but free American citizens.

William Henry Harrison

Inaugural Address of William Henry Harrison

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Topic

Washington, D.C.

Speaker

William Henry Harrison

Source

Inaugural Address of William Henry Harrison Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1841 1840s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Harrison, William Henry. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1841, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Words mean something different depending on the person who says them, right?

Gloria Steinem

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Topic

Meaning of words Context

Speaker

Gloria Steinem

Source

Speeches of Gloria Steinem

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

2009 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Steinem, Gloria. "Keynote Speech." Women and Power: Connecting Across the Generations Conference. 11 Sept. 2009, Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY, USA.

The American people have encountered together great dangers and sustained severe trials with success. They constitute one great family with a common interest.

James Monroe

First Inaugural Address of James Monroe

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Americans

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

Authentication Score 2

Citation

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