The 35 Greatest Speeches in History

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The following are lists of great speeches of great men in the world that marked our history and culture.

  1. Theodore Roosevelt, “Duties of American Citizenship” - January 26, 1883; Buffalo, New York
  2. Winston Churchill, “We Shall Fight on the Beaches” - June 4, 1940; House of Commons, London
  3. Lou Gehrig, “Farewell to Baseball Address” - July 4, 1939; Yankee Stadium
  4. Demosthenes, “The Third Philippic” - 342 B.C.; Athens, Greece
  5. Chief Joseph, “Surrender Speech” - October 5, 1877; Montana Territory
  6. John F. Kennedy, “Inauguration Address” - January 20, 1961; Washington, D.C.
  7. Ronald Reagan, “Address to the Nation on the Challenger” - January 28, 1986; Washington, D.C.
  8. “Speech of Alexander the Great” - 326 B.C.; Hydaspes River, India
  9. William Wilberforce, “Abolition Speech” - May 12, 1789; House of Commons, London
  10. Theodore Roosevelt, “The Man with the Muck-rake” - April 14, 1906; Washington, D.C.
  11. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, “First Inaugural Address” - March 4, 1933; Washington, D.C.
  12. Charles de Gaulle, “The Appeal of 18 June” - June 18, 1940; London
  13. Socrates, “Apology” - 399 B.C.; Athens
  14. George Washington, “Resignation Speech” - December 23, 1784; Annapolis, Maryland
  15. Mahatma Gandhi, “Quit India” - August 8, 1942; India
  16. Winston Churchill, “Their Finest Hour” - June 18, 1940; House of Commons, London
  17. William Faulkner, “Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech” - December 10, 1950; Stockholm, Sweden
  18. Dwight D. Eisenhower, “Farewell Address” - January 17, 1961; Washington, D.C.
  19. Marcus Tullius Cicero, “The First Oration Against Catiline” - 63 BC; Rome
  20. Ronald Reagan, “Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate” - June 12, 1987; Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
  21. Pericles, “Funeral Oration” - 431 BC; Athens
  22. General Douglas MacArthur, “Farewell Address to Congress” - April 19, 1951, Washington; D.C.
  23. Theodore Roosevelt, “Strength and Decency” - Date and place not listed
  24. Abraham Lincoln, “2nd Inaugural Address” - March 4, 1865; Washington, D.C.
  25. Patrick Henry, “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!” - March 23, 1775; Richmond, VA
  26. Ronald Reagan, “40th Anniversary of D-Day” - June 6, 1984; Pointe du Hoc, France
  27. John F. Kennedy, “The Decision to Go to the Moon” - May 25, 1961; Washington, D.C.
  28. Frederick Douglass, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” - July 5, 1852; Rochester, NY
  29. General Douglas MacArthur, “Duty, Honor, Country” - May 12, 1962; West Point, New York
  30. Theodore Roosevelt, “Citizenship in a Republic” - April 23, 1910; Paris, France
  31. Winston Churchill, “Blood, Sweat, and Tears” - May 13, 1940; House of Commons, London
  32. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, “Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation” - December 8, 1941; Washington, D.C.
  33. Jesus Christ, “The Sermon on the Mount” - 33 A.D.; Jerusalem
  34. Martin Luther King Jr., “I Have a Dream” - August 28, 1963; Washington, D.C.
  35. Abraham Lincoln, “The Gettysburg Address” - November 19, 1863; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

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