Curated transcripts, key quote analysis, and contextual history from defining speeches throughout human history.https://thespeech.site/en-ushttps://thespeech.site/speeches/abraham-lincoln-second-inaugural/https://thespeech.site/speeches/abraham-lincoln-second-inaugural/Delivered on March 4, 1865, near the conclusion of the American Civil War, Lincoln delivered a profound reflection on national tragedy, divine providence, and post-war reconciliation.Sat, 31 Dec 1864 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/admiral-mcraven-make-your-bed/https://thespeech.site/speeches/admiral-mcraven-make-your-bed/Delivered on May 17, 2014, at the University of Texas at Austin commencement ceremony, sharing ten life lessons from Navy SEAL training.Tue, 31 Dec 2013 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/admiral-rickover-doing-a-job/https://thespeech.site/speeches/admiral-rickover-doing-a-job/Delivered by Admiral Hyman G. Rickover ('Father of the Nuclear Navy') detailing the unyielding principles of personal responsibility, rigor, and technical standards.Wed, 31 Dec 1952 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/albert-einstein-common-language-of-science/https://thespeech.site/speeches/albert-einstein-common-language-of-science/Broadcast as a radio address for the Science Conference in London in October 1941, Einstein reflected on how scientific reasoning transcends national borders and serves as a universal language for truth.Tue, 31 Dec 1940 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/albert-einstein-science-and-civilization/https://thespeech.site/speeches/albert-einstein-science-and-civilization/Delivered in London on October 3, 1933, shortly after fleeing Nazi Germany, defending intellectual freedom and the humanistic role of science in preserving free civilization.Sat, 31 Dec 1932 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/alexander-fleming-nobel-penicillin/https://thespeech.site/speeches/alexander-fleming-nobel-penicillin/Delivered during his Nobel Prize lecture in Stockholm on December 11, 1945, detailing the accidental discovery of penicillin and issuing a prophetic warning on antibiotic resistance.Sun, 31 Dec 1944 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/alexander-mutiny-at-opis/https://thespeech.site/speeches/alexander-mutiny-at-opis/Delivered at Opis in 324 BCE when Alexander's veteran Macedonian troops mutinied against his integration of Persian troops and culture into his forces.Tue, 31 Dec -0325 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/ambedkar-grammar-of-anarchy/https://thespeech.site/speeches/ambedkar-grammar-of-anarchy/Delivered on November 25, 1949, on the eve of the adoption of India's Constitution, Dr. Ambedkar warned of the dangers of unconstitutional agitation, hero worship (bhakti in politics), and social inequality in democratic governance.Fri, 31 Dec 1948 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/andrew-carnegie-gospel-of-wealth/https://thespeech.site/speeches/andrew-carnegie-gospel-of-wealth/Published in the North American Review in June 1889, Carnegie argued that surplus wealth accumulated by self-made industrialists is best administered during their lifetime for the lasting benefit of the public.Mon, 31 Dec 1888 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/arnold-schwarzenegger-six-rules/https://thespeech.site/speeches/arnold-schwarzenegger-six-rules/Delivered at the University of Southern California (USC) commencement ceremony on May 15, 2009, laying out six foundational rules for personal achievement.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/ataturk-tenth-year-speech/https://thespeech.site/speeches/ataturk-tenth-year-speech/Delivered at the Hippodrome in Ankara on October 29, 1933, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey.Sat, 31 Dec 1932 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/barack-obama-a-more-perfect-union/https://thespeech.site/speeches/barack-obama-a-more-perfect-union/Delivered on March 18, 2008, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, addressing America's complex racial legacy, constitutional ideals, and national unity.Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/barbara-jordan-impeachment-1974/https://thespeech.site/speeches/barbara-jordan-impeachment-1974/Delivered on July 25, 1974, during the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.Mon, 31 Dec 1973 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/bill-gates-internet-tidal-wave/https://thespeech.site/speeches/bill-gates-internet-tidal-wave/Internal executive address and memo delivered on May 26, 1995, pivoting Microsoft's entire strategy toward the World Wide Web.Sat, 31 Dec 1994 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/booker-t-washington-atlanta-compromise/https://thespeech.site/speeches/booker-t-washington-atlanta-compromise/Delivered on September 18, 1895, in Atlanta, Georgia, Washington advocated vocational education, industrial skill, and economic self-reliance for African Americans during the Jim Crow era.Mon, 31 Dec 1894 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/boudicca-rally-against-romans/https://thespeech.site/speeches/boudicca-rally-against-romans/Recorded by Tacitus, Queen Boudicca addressed her army before the Battle of Watling Street (61 CE) after leading a fierce rebellion against Roman subjugation in ancient Britain.Sat, 31 Dec 1960 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/brene-brown-vulnerability/https://thespeech.site/speeches/brene-brown-vulnerability/Delivered in June 2010 at TEDxHouston, presenting landmark psychological research on how vulnerability, courage, and authenticity drive genuine human connection and sense of worthiness.Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/bruce-lee-be-water/https://thespeech.site/speeches/bruce-lee-be-water/Delivered during his famous interview with Pierre Berton on Canadian television in December 1971, articulating his philosophy of adaptability and mental fluidity.Thu, 31 Dec 1970 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/carl-sagan-burden-of-skepticism/https://thespeech.site/speeches/carl-sagan-burden-of-skepticism/Delivered at the CSICOP conference in Pasadena in 1987, advocating for a balance between open-minded wonder and rigorous scientific skepticism.Wed, 31 Dec 1986 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/cato-carthago-delenda-est/https://thespeech.site/speeches/cato-carthago-delenda-est/During the final years of the Third Punic War, Marcus Porcius Cato ended virtually every speech in the Roman Senate—regardless of topic—with his famous decree urging the total annihilation of Carthage.Mon, 31 Dec -0151 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/cesar-chavez-commonwealth-club/https://thespeech.site/speeches/cesar-chavez-commonwealth-club/Delivered on November 9, 1984, reflecting on twenty years of struggle with the United Farm Workers, declaring that the farmworkers' movement had transformed American society forever.Sat, 31 Dec 1983 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/charlie-munger-human-misjudgment/https://thespeech.site/speeches/charlie-munger-human-misjudgment/Delivered as a landmark speech at Harvard University in 1995, Munger systematically mapped out 25 psychological tendencies and cognitive biases that lead human beings into flawed decisions and systemic errors.Sat, 31 Dec 1994 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/chief-seattle-1854-oration/https://thespeech.site/speeches/chief-seattle-1854-oration/Delivered in 1854 during treaty negotiations with Isaac Stevens, Governor of Washington Territory, expressing profound indigenous philosophy regarding land, ancestry, and human coexistence with nature.Sat, 31 Dec 1853 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/churchill-blood-toil-tears/https://thespeech.site/speeches/churchill-blood-toil-tears/Churchill's first address to the British House of Commons after becoming Prime Minister on May 13, 1940, setting a resolute tone during the darkest hours of WWII.Sun, 31 Dec 1939 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/churchill-their-finest-hour/https://thespeech.site/speeches/churchill-their-finest-hour/Delivered to the House of Commons on June 18, 1940, shortly after the Fall of France, preparing the British empire for the Battle of Britain.Sun, 31 Dec 1939 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/churchill-we-shall-fight-on-the-beaches/https://thespeech.site/speeches/churchill-we-shall-fight-on-the-beaches/Delivered to the House of Commons on June 4, 1940, following the evacuation of British forces at Dunkirk, rousing the nation to resist Nazi tyranny.Sun, 31 Dec 1939 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/cicero-first-oration-against-catiline/https://thespeech.site/speeches/cicero-first-oration-against-catiline/Delivered in the Roman Senate in 63 BCE, Consul Marcus Tullius Cicero dramatically exposed Lucius Sergius Catilina's plot to overthrow the Roman government.Thu, 31 Dec -0064 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/cicero-second-philippic/https://thespeech.site/speeches/cicero-second-philippic/Composed in late 44 BCE following the assassination of Julius Caesar, Cicero's scathing rhetorical masterpiece denounced Mark Antony's bid for absolute power over the Roman Republic.Sat, 31 Dec -0045 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/clemenceau-versailles-defense/https://thespeech.site/speeches/clemenceau-versailles-defense/Delivered to the French Chamber of Deputies in 1919 by 'The Tiger' Georges Clemenceau, defending the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the sacrifices of France during WWI.Tue, 31 Dec 1918 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/conan-obrien-dartmouth-commencement/https://thespeech.site/speeches/conan-obrien-dartmouth-commencement/Delivered on June 12, 2011, at Dartmouth College, blending sharp observational comedy with profound reflection on how disappointment and failure reshape character and lead to true self-discovery.Fri, 31 Dec 2010 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/david-foster-wallace-this-is-water/https://thespeech.site/speeches/david-foster-wallace-this-is-water/Delivered to the graduating class at Kenyon College on May 21, 2005, reflecting on daily consciousness, empathy, and overcoming default human self-centeredness.Fri, 31 Dec 2004 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/de-gaulle-appeal-of-18-june/https://thespeech.site/speeches/de-gaulle-appeal-of-18-june/Broadcast via BBC radio from London on June 18, 1940, rallying French citizens to resist German occupation following the capitulation of the French government.Sun, 31 Dec 1939 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/demosthenes-third-philippic/https://thespeech.site/speeches/demosthenes-third-philippic/Delivered in 341 BCE to the Athenian assembly, Demosthenes sounded an urgent warning against the expansionist ambitions of Philip II of Macedon.Tue, 31 Dec -0342 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/deng-xiaoping-emancipate-the-mind/https://thespeech.site/speeches/deng-xiaoping-emancipate-the-mind/Delivered on December 13, 1978, at the closing session of the Central Working Conference prior to the 3rd Plenary Session, launching China's historical "Reform and Opening-Up" policy.Sat, 31 Dec 1977 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/denzel-washington-fall-forward/https://thespeech.site/speeches/denzel-washington-fall-forward/Delivered at the University of Pennsylvania commencement ceremony on May 16, 2011, urging graduates to embrace risk and learn from inevitable setbacks.Fri, 31 Dec 2010 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/desmond-tutu-rainbow-nation/https://thespeech.site/speeches/desmond-tutu-rainbow-nation/Delivered in Cape Town in May 1994 during the inauguration celebrations of Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Tutu proclaimed South Africa as the 'Rainbow People of God' entering a democratic future.Fri, 31 Dec 1993 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/douglas-engelbart-mother-of-all-demos/https://thespeech.site/speeches/douglas-engelbart-mother-of-all-demos/Delivered at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco on December 9, 1968, Engelbart demonstrated the computer mouse, hypertext, real-time collaborative editing, video conferencing, and windowed UI in a legendary 90-minute presentation.Sun, 31 Dec 1967 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/edmund-burke-conciliation-with-america/https://thespeech.site/speeches/edmund-burke-conciliation-with-america/Delivered in the British House of Commons on March 22, 1775, advocating for peaceful reconciliation with the American colonies through political concessions rather than military coercion.Sat, 31 Dec 1774 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/eisenhower-farewell-address/https://thespeech.site/speeches/eisenhower-farewell-address/Delivered on January 17, 1961, in his final television address to the American public before leaving office.Sat, 31 Dec 1960 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/eleanor-roosevelt-struggle-for-human-rights/https://thespeech.site/speeches/eleanor-roosevelt-struggle-for-human-rights/Delivered on September 28, 1948, at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, advocating for the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Wed, 31 Dec 1947 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/elizabeth-cady-stanton-destructive-male/https://thespeech.site/speeches/elizabeth-cady-stanton-destructive-male/Delivered at the Women's Suffrage Convention in Washington, D.C. in 1868, arguing that a society governed purely by masculine elements leads to violence, oppression, and destruction.Tue, 31 Dec 1867 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/elon-musk-iac-mars/https://thespeech.site/speeches/elon-musk-iac-mars/Delivered at the International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, on September 27, 2016, unveiling SpaceX's Interplanetary Transport System.Thu, 31 Dec 2015 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/emerson-american-scholar/https://thespeech.site/speeches/emerson-american-scholar/Delivered to the Phi Beta Kappa Society at Harvard on August 31, 1837, dubbed by Oliver Wendell Holmes as America's 'Intellectual Declaration of Independence'.Sat, 31 Dec 1836 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/emiliano-zapata-plan-de-ayala/https://thespeech.site/speeches/emiliano-zapata-plan-de-ayala/Proclaimed on November 28, 1911, in Ayala, Morelos, Zapata issued his agrarian manifesto demanding immediate restitution of lands stolen from Mexican peasants and indigenous communities by landed oligarchs.Sat, 31 Dec 1910 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/emperor-hirohito-jewel-voice/https://thespeech.site/speeches/emperor-hirohito-jewel-voice/Broadcast radio recording on August 15, 1945, reading the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War, announcing Japan's surrender to the Allied forces.Sun, 31 Dec 1944 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/fdr-arsenal-of-democracy/https://thespeech.site/speeches/fdr-arsenal-of-democracy/Delivered as a radio Fireside Chat on December 29, 1940, FDR rallied the American nation to produce military supplies for European allies resisting Nazi invasion, months before Pearl Harbor.Sun, 31 Dec 1939 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/fdr-first-inaugural-address/https://thespeech.site/speeches/fdr-first-inaugural-address/Delivered on March 4, 1933, at the depth of the Great Depression, reassuring a desperate nation and outlining his New Deal vision.Sat, 31 Dec 1932 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/fdr-pearl-harbor-address/https://thespeech.site/speeches/fdr-pearl-harbor-address/Delivered to a joint session of Congress on December 8, 1941, requesting a declaration of war against Imperial Japan following the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.Tue, 31 Dec 1940 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/fdr-quarantine-speech/https://thespeech.site/speeches/fdr-quarantine-speech/Delivered in Chicago on October 5, 1937, advocating for an international 'quarantine' of aggressor nations to contain the spread of world warfare.Thu, 31 Dec 1936 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/frederick-douglass-fourth-of-july/https://thespeech.site/speeches/frederick-douglass-fourth-of-july/Delivered on July 5, 1852, to the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society, Douglass delivered a piercing indictment of American hypocrisy regarding liberty and slavery.Wed, 31 Dec 1851 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/galileo-abjuration/https://thespeech.site/speeches/galileo-abjuration/Recited on June 22, 1633, at the convent of Santa Maria sopra Minerva before the Roman Inquisition under threat of torture, formally recanting his heliocentric theories.Fri, 31 Dec 1632 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/george-marshall-plan-speech/https://thespeech.site/speeches/george-marshall-plan-speech/Delivered on June 5, 1947, at Harvard University, outlining the European Recovery Program (the Marshall Plan) to rebuild war-torn Europe and prevent economic collapse and political chaos.Tue, 31 Dec 1946 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/george-w-bush-911-address/https://thespeech.site/speeches/george-w-bush-911-address/Delivered on September 20, 2001, nine days after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, rallying the nation and declaring a war on terror.Sun, 31 Dec 2000 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/george-w-bush-bullhorn/https://thespeech.site/speeches/george-w-bush-bullhorn/Spontaneous address delivered through a bullhorn to rescue workers standing on the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 14, 2001.Sun, 31 Dec 2000 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/gettysburg-address/https://thespeech.site/speeches/gettysburg-address/Delivered on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, redefined the American Civil War as a struggle for human equality and democratic government.Wed, 31 Dec 1862 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/giuseppe-garibaldi-encourages-soldiers/https://thespeech.site/speeches/giuseppe-garibaldi-encourages-soldiers/Delivered in 1860 during the Risorgimento, rallying volunteers to unite Italy under a single free republic.Sat, 31 Dec 1859 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/golda-meir-peace-in-middle-east/https://thespeech.site/speeches/golda-meir-peace-in-middle-east/Delivered during a period of high regional tension surrounding the Yom Kippur War, emphasizing the human toll of conflict and the prerequisite for genuine peace.Sun, 31 Dec 1972 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/gorbachev-un-address/https://thespeech.site/speeches/gorbachev-un-address/Delivered at the UN Headquarters in New York on December 7, 1988, Gorbachev announced unilateral Soviet military cuts and called for a non-violent, interdependent world order, marking a pivotal turning point in ending the Cold War.Thu, 31 Dec 1987 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/grace-hopper-nanoseconds/https://thespeech.site/speeches/grace-hopper-nanoseconds/Known for handing out 11.8-inch pieces of wire to represent a nanosecond (the distance light travels in one billionth of a second), Admiral Hopper educated generations on computer efficiency.Thu, 31 Dec 1981 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/greta-thunberg-un-climate-action/https://thespeech.site/speeches/greta-thunberg-un-climate-action/Delivered on September 23, 2019, at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York City, chastising world leaders for failing to take urgent action on climate change.Mon, 31 Dec 2018 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/haile-selassie-league-of-nations/https://thespeech.site/speeches/haile-selassie-league-of-nations/Delivered in Geneva on June 30, 1936, following the Italian fascist invasion of Ethiopia, warning western democracies of the collapse of collective security.Tue, 31 Dec 1935 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/harry-truman-doctrine/https://thespeech.site/speeches/harry-truman-doctrine/Delivered to a joint session of Congress on March 12, 1947, establishing that the U.S. would provide political, military, and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from authoritarian forces.Tue, 31 Dec 1946 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/ho-chi-minh-independence/https://thespeech.site/speeches/ho-chi-minh-independence/Delivered in Hanoi on September 2, 1945, quoting the US Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man to proclaim Vietnamese sovereignty.Sun, 31 Dec 1944 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/indira-gandhi-educated-women/https://thespeech.site/speeches/indira-gandhi-educated-women/Delivered on November 23, 1974, at the Golden Jubilee celebration of Lady Irwin College in New Delhi, discussing how education empowers women to transform family and society.Mon, 31 Dec 1973 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/isaac-asimov-humanist-address/https://thespeech.site/speeches/isaac-asimov-humanist-address/Delivered to the American Humanist Association in 1984, reflecting on scientific literacy, human dignity, and the role of rational thought in democracy.Sat, 31 Dec 1983 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/j-robert-oppenheimer-los-alamos/https://thespeech.site/speeches/j-robert-oppenheimer-los-alamos/Delivered on November 2, 1945, to colleagues at Los Alamos, reflecting on the creation of atomic weapons and the heavy moral responsibility scientists bear for the future of humanity.Sun, 31 Dec 1944 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/jacob-bronowski-ascent-of-man/https://thespeech.site/speeches/jacob-bronowski-ascent-of-man/Delivered at Auschwitz during Episode 11 of the BBC landmark series 'The Ascent of Man' (1973), contrasting scientific humility with the horrors of dogmatic certainty.Sun, 31 Dec 1972 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/jane-goodall-what-separates-us/https://thespeech.site/speeches/jane-goodall-what-separates-us/Delivered at TED2002 in Monterey, California, reflecting on 40 years of studying chimpanzees at Gombe Stream and defining humanity's responsibility to nature.Mon, 31 Dec 2001 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/jesus-sermon-on-the-mount/https://thespeech.site/speeches/jesus-sermon-on-the-mount/Delivered around 30 AD on a hillside overlooking the Sea of Galilee, the Sermon on the Mount represents the foundational ethical, moral, and spiritual teaching of Jesus of Nazareth.Tue, 31 Dec 1929 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/jfk-american-university-peace/https://thespeech.site/speeches/jfk-american-university-peace/Delivered at American University in Washington D.C. on June 10, 1963, calling for a reexamination of Cold War attitudes and initiating nuclear test ban negotiations with the USSR.Mon, 31 Dec 1962 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/jfk-choose-to-go-to-moon/https://thespeech.site/speeches/jfk-choose-to-go-to-moon/Delivered at Rice University Stadium in Houston, Texas, on September 12, 1962, inspiring the nation to commit to landing a man on the moon before the decade was out.Sun, 31 Dec 1961 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/jfk-cuban-missile-crisis/https://thespeech.site/speeches/jfk-cuban-missile-crisis/Broadcast live on national television and radio on October 22, 1962, informing the world of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba and announcing a naval quarantine.Sun, 31 Dec 1961 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/jfk-inaugural-address/https://thespeech.site/speeches/jfk-inaugural-address/Delivered on January 20, 1961, in Washington, D.C., defining American global leadership during the Cold War and inspiring a new generation to public service.Sat, 31 Dec 1960 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/jim-valvano-espy-dont-give-up/https://thespeech.site/speeches/jim-valvano-espy-dont-give-up/Delivered at the inaugural ESPY Awards on March 3, 1993, while battling terminal cancer, launching the V Foundation for Cancer Research.Thu, 31 Dec 1992 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/jimmy-carter-crisis-of-confidence/https://thespeech.site/speeches/jimmy-carter-crisis-of-confidence/Delivered on July 15, 1979, addressing the nation during an economic recession and severe energy crisis, diagnosing a deeper crisis of moral purpose and civic confidence in America.Sun, 31 Dec 1978 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/jk-rowling-harvard-commencement/https://thespeech.site/speeches/jk-rowling-harvard-commencement/Delivered at Harvard University's commencement ceremony on June 5, 2008, exploring how rock-bottom failure liberated her to create and how empathy expands human purpose.Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/john-brown-last-speech/https://thespeech.site/speeches/john-brown-last-speech/Delivered on November 2, 1859, at the Charles Town Courthouse in Virginia after being convicted of treason, murder, and inciting a slave insurrection following his raid on Harpers Ferry.Fri, 31 Dec 1858 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/john-paul-jones-not-yet-begun/https://thespeech.site/speeches/john-paul-jones-not-yet-begun/Defiant response delivered by Naval Captain John Paul Jones during the bloody battle between the Bonhomme Richard and HMS Serapis on September 23, 1779.Thu, 31 Dec 1778 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/john-von-neumann-survive-technology/https://thespeech.site/speeches/john-von-neumann-survive-technology/Published in Fortune Magazine in June 1955, reflecting on the existential power unleashed by nuclear energy and automated computing.Fri, 31 Dec 1954 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/john-wooden-ucla-pyramid/https://thespeech.site/speeches/john-wooden-ucla-pyramid/Delivered at the TED Conference in 2001, Coach Wooden shared his famous definition of success and wisdom accumulated over decades of coaching.Sun, 31 Dec 2000 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/jonas-salk-polio-vaccine/https://thespeech.site/speeches/jonas-salk-polio-vaccine/Delivered on April 12, 1955, following nationwide clinical trials proving the killed-virus polio vaccine safe and effective, Salk delivered his iconic statement on public health and patent-free medicine.Fri, 31 Dec 1954 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/julia-gillard-misogyny-speech/https://thespeech.site/speeches/julia-gillard-misogyny-speech/Delivered on October 9, 2012, in the Australian House of Representatives, responding directly to Leader of the Opposition Tony Abbott in a fiery parliamentary debate on sexism and political hypocrisy.Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/julius-caesar-crossing-the-rubicon/https://thespeech.site/speeches/julius-caesar-crossing-the-rubicon/Attributed by Suetonius, Julius Caesar addressed his 13th Legion at the Rubicon river in 49 BCE, making the fateful decision to march on Rome and initiate civil war.Sun, 31 Dec -0050 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/khrushchev-secret-speech/https://thespeech.site/speeches/khrushchev-secret-speech/Delivered to a closed session of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on February 25, 1956, Khrushchev sharply denounced Joseph Stalin's brutal purges, mass repressions, and authoritarian cult.Sat, 31 Dec 1955 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/lee-kuan-yew-separation/https://thespeech.site/speeches/lee-kuan-yew-separation/Delivered on August 9, 1965, during an emotional press conference announcing the eviction of Singapore from Malaysia and its unexpected birth as an independent sovereign republic.Thu, 31 Dec 1964 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/lenin-april-theses/https://thespeech.site/speeches/lenin-april-theses/Delivered in Petrograd in April 1917 following his return from exile, Lenin presented his radical political doctrine calling for an immediate transition from the bourgeois Provisional Government to Soviet worker control ('All Power to the Soviets').Sun, 31 Dec 1916 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/les-brown-georgia-dome/https://thespeech.site/speeches/les-brown-georgia-dome/Delivered before a crowd of 80,000 people at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta in 1995, inspiring listeners to pursue their dreams despite hardship.Sat, 31 Dec 1994 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/lincoln-second-inaugural/https://thespeech.site/speeches/lincoln-second-inaugural/Delivered on March 4, 1865, near the conclusion of the American Civil War, Lincoln delivered a profound reflection on national tragedy, divine providence, and post-war reconciliation.Sat, 31 Dec 1864 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/lou-gehrig-farewell-address/https://thespeech.site/speeches/lou-gehrig-farewell-address/Delivered at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939, after Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and forced to retire from baseball.Sat, 31 Dec 1938 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/louis-pasteur-germ-theory/https://thespeech.site/speeches/louis-pasteur-germ-theory/Delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris on April 7, 1864, disproving the ancient doctrine of spontaneous generation and establishing germ theory.Thu, 31 Dec 1863 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/lumumba-independence-speech-1960/https://thespeech.site/speeches/lumumba-independence-speech-1960/Delivered on June 30, 1960, during official independence ceremonies in Léopoldville (Kinshasa) in the presence of King Baudouin of Belgium.Thu, 31 Dec 1959 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/macarthur-old-soldiers-never-die/https://thespeech.site/speeches/macarthur-old-soldiers-never-die/Delivered to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on April 19, 1951, after General MacArthur was relieved of command in Korea by President Truman.Sun, 31 Dec 1950 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/malala-yousafzai-un-takeover/https://thespeech.site/speeches/malala-yousafzai-un-takeover/Delivered on July 12, 2013 (her 16th birthday, designated Malala Day) at the UN Headquarters in New York, nine months after surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban for advocating girls' education.Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/malcolm-x-ballot-or-bullet/https://thespeech.site/speeches/malcolm-x-ballot-or-bullet/Delivered on April 3, 1964, at Cory Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, advising African Americans to wisely exercise their voting rights while preparing for self-defense if the government fails to protect civil rights.Tue, 31 Dec 1963 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/marcus-aurelius-meditations/https://thespeech.site/speeches/marcus-aurelius-meditations/Written around 170 AD while on military campaign in Carnuntum, these reflections form the heart of Stoic philosophy on self-discipline, resilience, and inner tranquility.Sun, 31 Dec 0169 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/margaret-thatcher-lady-not-for-turning/https://thespeech.site/speeches/margaret-thatcher-lady-not-for-turning/Delivered on October 10, 1980, at the Conservative Party Conference in Brighton, refusing to reverse her free-market economic policies despite rising unemployment and media pressure.Mon, 31 Dec 1979 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/marie-curie-discovery-of-radium/https://thespeech.site/speeches/marie-curie-discovery-of-radium/Delivered as her Nobel Lecture in Chemistry in Stockholm on December 11, 1911, Curie detailed her groundbreaking isolation of pure radium and polonium, establishing the fundamental science of radioactivity.Sat, 31 Dec 1910 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/martin-luther-diet-of-worms/https://thespeech.site/speeches/martin-luther-diet-of-worms/Delivered on April 18, 1521, before Emperor Charles V at the Imperial Diet in Worms, refusing to recant his religious writings unless convinced by scripture or reason.Fri, 31 Dec 1520 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/max-planck-nobel-lecture/https://thespeech.site/speeches/max-planck-nobel-lecture/Delivered in Stockholm on June 2, 1920, upon receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of energy quanta, laying the groundwork for modern physics.Wed, 31 Dec 1919 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/mlk-i-have-a-dream/https://thespeech.site/speeches/mlk-i-have-a-dream/Delivered on August 28, 1963, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, defining the American Civil Rights Movement.Mon, 31 Dec 1962 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/mohandas-gandhi-benaras-university/https://thespeech.site/speeches/mohandas-gandhi-benaras-university/Delivered on February 4, 1916, at the opening of Benares Hindu University, challenging Indian elites and princes to abandon ostentatious wealth and align with the impoverished masses for true national liberation.Fri, 31 Dec 1915 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/napoleon-austerlitz-proclamation/https://thespeech.site/speeches/napoleon-austerlitz-proclamation/Issued on December 3, 1805, the day after Napoleon's decisive victory over the Austro-Russian armies at the Battle of Austerlitz.Mon, 31 Dec 1804 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/napoleon-farewell-old-guard/https://thespeech.site/speeches/napoleon-farewell-old-guard/Delivered on April 20, 1814, at the Cour des Adieux in Fontainebleau following his abdication, addressing the loyal soldiers of the Imperial Guard before going into exile on Elba.Fri, 31 Dec 1813 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/neil-armstrong-apollo-11/https://thespeech.site/speeches/neil-armstrong-apollo-11/Spoken on July 20, 1969, as Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface at Tranquility Base during the Apollo 11 mission.Tue, 31 Dec 1968 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/neil-degrasse-tyson-space-culture/https://thespeech.site/speeches/neil-degrasse-tyson-space-culture/Delivered before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in 2007, advocating for the societal and economic benefits of space exploration.Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/nelson-mandela-inaugural-address/https://thespeech.site/speeches/nelson-mandela-inaugural-address/Delivered on May 10, 1994, at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, celebrating the triumph of democracy over apartheid and declaring a new rainbow nation bound by justice and human dignity.Fri, 31 Dec 1993 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/nelson-mandela-rivonia-trial-1964/https://thespeech.site/speeches/nelson-mandela-rivonia-trial-1964/Delivered on April 20, 1964, from the dock during the Rivonia Trial, explaining the African National Congress's struggle against South African apartheid.Tue, 31 Dec 1963 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/neville-chamberlain-peace-for-our-time/https://thespeech.site/speeches/neville-chamberlain-peace-for-our-time/Delivered on September 30, 1938, at 10 Downing Street upon returning from Munich after signing the Munich Agreement with Adolf Hitler.Fri, 31 Dec 1937 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/nikola-tesla-niagara-falls/https://thespeech.site/speeches/nikola-tesla-niagara-falls/Delivered in Buffalo, New York, on January 12, 1897, celebrating the inauguration of the world's first industrial hydroelectric alternating current (AC) power plant.Thu, 31 Dec 1896 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/norman-borlaug-nobel-lecture/https://thespeech.site/speeches/norman-borlaug-nobel-lecture/Delivered in Oslo on December 11, 1970, upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for developing high-yielding, disease-resistant wheat varieties that saved over a billion lives.Wed, 31 Dec 1969 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/patrick-henry-give-me-liberty/https://thespeech.site/speeches/patrick-henry-give-me-liberty/Delivered on March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, urging the Second Virginia Convention to authorize armed defense against British troops.Sat, 31 Dec 1774 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/patton-speech-to-third-army/https://thespeech.site/speeches/patton-speech-to-third-army/Delivered to troops of the U.S. Third Army in England in late May/early June 1944 prior to the Allied Invasion of Normandy (D-Day).Fri, 31 Dec 1943 23:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/pericles-funeral-oration/https://thespeech.site/speeches/pericles-funeral-oration/Delivered by Pericles at the end of the first year of the Peloponnesian War (431 BCE) to honor those who had died, offering a timeless defense of Athenian democracy and civic responsibility.Tue, 31 Dec -0432 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/prophet-muhammad-farewell-sermon/https://thespeech.site/speeches/prophet-muhammad-farewell-sermon/Delivered on the 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, 10 AH (632 AD) in the Uranah valley of Mount Arafat during the final Hajj pilgrimage, establishing universal human rights, racial equality, and social justice.Sat, 31 Dec 0631 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/queen-elizabeth-tilbury-1588/https://thespeech.site/speeches/queen-elizabeth-tilbury-1588/Delivered on August 19, 1588, to the English land forces assembled at Tilbury in Essex to prepare against the expected invasion by the Spanish Armada.Thu, 31 Dec 1587 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/rachel-carson-national-book-award/https://thespeech.site/speeches/rachel-carson-national-book-award/Delivered in early 1963 following the publication of Silent Spring, which launched the modern environmental movement by exposing the dangers of synthetic pesticides.Mon, 31 Dec 1962 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/randy-pausch-last-lecture/https://thespeech.site/speeches/randy-pausch-last-lecture/Delivered on September 18, 2007, at Carnegie Mellon University shortly after receiving a terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosis, sharing profound life lessons about dreams, perseverance, and helping others.Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/rfk-death-of-mlk/https://thespeech.site/speeches/rfk-death-of-mlk/Delivered spontaneously on April 4, 1968, in Indianapolis, Indiana, informing an outdoor crowd of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination and calling for peace, empathy, and unity during national tragedy.Sun, 31 Dec 1967 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/richard-feynman-cargo-cult/https://thespeech.site/speeches/richard-feynman-cargo-cult/Delivered at Caltech on June 14, 1974, warning young scientists against self-deception and pseudoscientific practices.Mon, 31 Dec 1973 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/richard-feynman-plenty-of-room-at-the-bottom/https://thespeech.site/speeches/richard-feynman-plenty-of-room-at-the-bottom/Delivered at the annual meeting of the American Physical Society at Caltech on December 29, 1959, Feynman envisioned the field of nanotechnology decades before its physical realization.Wed, 31 Dec 1958 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/richard-nixon-resignation/https://thespeech.site/speeches/richard-nixon-resignation/Delivered live on national television from the Oval Office on August 8, 1974, announcing his resignation in the wake of the Watergate scandal.Mon, 31 Dec 1973 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/robert-jackson-nuremberg/https://thespeech.site/speeches/robert-jackson-nuremberg/Delivered in Nuremberg, Germany, on November 21, 1945, Justice Jackson opened the historic prosecution of Nazi war criminals, establishing international legal precedents for prosecuting crimes against humanity.Sun, 31 Dec 1944 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/ronald-reagan-tear-down-this-wall/https://thespeech.site/speeches/ronald-reagan-tear-down-this-wall/Delivered on June 12, 1987, in West Berlin near the Berlin Wall, challenging Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to dismantle the wall as a tangible proof of glasnost and perestroika.Wed, 31 Dec 1986 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/rosalind-franklin-birkbeck/https://thespeech.site/speeches/rosalind-franklin-birkbeck/Delivered at King's College London / Birkbeck in 1952, presenting her groundbreaking X-ray diffraction images (including Photo 51) that revealed the helical structure of DNA.Mon, 31 Dec 1951 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/saladin-battle-of-hattin/https://thespeech.site/speeches/saladin-battle-of-hattin/Delivered in July 1187 in Northern Palestine, Sultan An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub rallied his unified Muslim forces before decisively defeating the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem at the Horns of Hattin.Wed, 31 Dec 1186 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/shirley-chisholm-equal-rights/https://thespeech.site/speeches/shirley-chisholm-equal-rights/Delivered in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 21, 1969, Chisholm delivered a fiery argument urging the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to eliminate gender discrimination in American society.Tue, 31 Dec 1968 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/socrates-apology/https://thespeech.site/speeches/socrates-apology/Plato's account of the defense speech given by Socrates in 399 BCE at his trial in Athens, where he was charged with corrupting the youth and impiety.Sun, 31 Dec -0400 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/sojourner-truth-aint-i-a-woman/https://thespeech.site/speeches/sojourner-truth-aint-i-a-woman/Extemporaneously delivered at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, in 1851, challenging racial and gender inequalities of the era.Tue, 31 Dec 1850 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/solzhenitsyn-harvard-address/https://thespeech.site/speeches/solzhenitsyn-harvard-address/Delivered at Harvard University's Commencement on June 8, 1978, the exiled Russian novelist offered a uncompromising critique of Western materialism, spiritual decline, and the loss of civic courage.Sat, 31 Dec 1977 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/steve-jobs-iphone-introduction/https://thespeech.site/speeches/steve-jobs-iphone-introduction/Delivered at Macworld San Francisco on January 9, 2007, unveiling the original iPhone and revolutionizing mobile computing.Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/steve-jobs-stanford-2005/https://thespeech.site/speeches/steve-jobs-stanford-2005/Delivered on June 12, 2005, at Stanford University, Steve Jobs shared three personal stories about connecting dots, love and loss, and mortality.Fri, 31 Dec 2004 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/sun-yat-sen-three-principles/https://thespeech.site/speeches/sun-yat-sen-three-principles/Delivered as a series of lectures in Guangzhou in 1924, Dr. Sun Yat-sen formulated his political philosophy—Nationalism, Democracy, and Livelihood—as the foundation for modern China.Mon, 31 Dec 1923 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/susan-b-anthony-women-right-to-vote/https://thespeech.site/speeches/susan-b-anthony-women-right-to-vote/Delivered across New York state after Susan B. Anthony was arrested and fined for illegally casting a vote in the 1872 presidential election.Tue, 31 Dec 1872 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/swami-vivekananda-chicago-1893/https://thespeech.site/speeches/swami-vivekananda-chicago-1893/Delivered on September 11, 1893, at the Art Institute of Chicago, introducing Indian philosophy and universal tolerance to the Western world.Sat, 31 Dec 1892 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/sylvia-rivera-yall-better-quiet-down/https://thespeech.site/speeches/sylvia-rivera-yall-better-quiet-down/Delivered on June 24, 1973, at the Christopher Street Liberation Day Rally in Washington Square Park, demanding that the mainstream gay liberation movement include transgender women, drag queens, and homeless youth.Sun, 31 Dec 1972 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/theodore-roosevelt-big-stick/https://thespeech.site/speeches/theodore-roosevelt-big-stick/Delivered at the Minnesota State Fair on September 2, 1901, outlining Roosevelt's famed foreign policy doctrine of strong military readiness combined with calm diplomacy.Mon, 31 Dec 1900 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/theodore-roosevelt-man-in-the-arena/https://thespeech.site/speeches/theodore-roosevelt-man-in-the-arena/Delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910, celebrating active civic participation and courageous action over cynical criticism.Fri, 31 Dec 1909 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/theodore-roosevelt-strenuous-life/https://thespeech.site/speeches/theodore-roosevelt-strenuous-life/Delivered before the Hamilton Club in Chicago on April 10, 1899, advocating for vigorous effort, national duty, and personal accountability.Sat, 31 Dec 1898 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/tim-berners-lee-ted-www/https://thespeech.site/speeches/tim-berners-lee-ted-www/Delivered at TED2009 in Long Beach, California, advocating for open data and the transition from a web of documents to a web of linked data.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/vaclav-havel-new-years-address/https://thespeech.site/speeches/vaclav-havel-new-years-address/Delivered on January 1, 1990, as the first democratically elected president following the Velvet Revolution, delivering an extraordinarily honest assessment of the nation's moral and economic state.Sun, 31 Dec 1989 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/victoria-proclamation-india/https://thespeech.site/speeches/victoria-proclamation-india/Issued on November 1, 1858, transferring governance of India from the East India Company directly to the British Crown following the 1857 Uprising.Thu, 31 Dec 1857 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/victoria-woodhull-constitutional-equality/https://thespeech.site/speeches/victoria-woodhull-constitutional-equality/Delivered on January 11, 1871, Woodhull became the first woman to address a Congressional committee, arguing that the 14th and 15th Amendments already granted women the constitutional right to vote.Sat, 31 Dec 1870 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/viktor-frankl-vienna-address/https://thespeech.site/speeches/viktor-frankl-vienna-address/Delivered in Vienna shortly after WWII, Frankl articulated his core logotherapy philosophy that humans can endure any hardship if they find a why to live.Mon, 31 Dec 1945 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/vladimir-putin-munich/https://thespeech.site/speeches/vladimir-putin-munich/Delivered in Munich on February 10, 2007, sharply criticizing US unipolarity and NATO expansion, marking a key turning point in modern post-Cold War foreign relations.Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/volodymyr-zelensky-ammunition-not-ride/https://thespeech.site/speeches/volodymyr-zelensky-ammunition-not-ride/Delivered in person to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on December 21, 2022, thanking the American people for support and asserting that Ukrainian defense protects global freedom.Fri, 31 Dec 2021 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/washington-address-at-newburgh/https://thespeech.site/speeches/washington-address-at-newburgh/Delivered on March 15, 1783, at Newburgh, New York, quelling a potential military mutiny by Continental Army officers over unpaid wages.Tue, 31 Dec 1782 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/wilhelmina-radio-oranje/https://thespeech.site/speeches/wilhelmina-radio-oranje/Broadcast from exiled London via BBC Radio Oranje on July 28, 1940, rallying Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation.Sun, 31 Dec 1939 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/william-wilberforce-abolition-1789/https://thespeech.site/speeches/william-wilberforce-abolition-1789/Delivered in the British House of Commons on May 12, 1789, presenting twelve resolutions against the transatlantic slave trade based on moral imperative and historical evidence.Wed, 31 Dec 1788 22:25:08 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/winston-churchill-iron-curtain/https://thespeech.site/speeches/winston-churchill-iron-curtain/Delivered on March 5, 1946, at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, warning of Soviet expansionism and famously coining the term "Iron Curtain".Mon, 31 Dec 1945 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/woodrow-wilson-fourteen-points/https://thespeech.site/speeches/woodrow-wilson-fourteen-points/Delivered to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on January 8, 1918, outlining principles for world peace following World War I, including self-determination and the League of Nations.Mon, 31 Dec 1917 22:00:00 GMThttps://thespeech.site/speeches/xi-jinping-davos/https://thespeech.site/speeches/xi-jinping-davos/Delivered at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 17, 2017, defending economic globalization and international multilateral cooperation.Sat, 31 Dec 2016 22:00:00 GMT