Now published into a book, Barack Obamas heart-capturing personal story of transformational hope was first delivered as a speech on the merits of patriotic optimism and determination put to the mission of concrete change. Our population and our use of the finite resources of planet Earth are growing exponentially, along with our technical ability to change the environment for good or ill. Ethical (Light) leader Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) is one of the most talked-about leaders in history. Dear sisters and brothers, let us become the first generation to decide to be the last. Actually it can be more liberating than any imagined future if you are willing to identify its evasions, its distortions, its lies, and are willing to unleash its secrets.. How much we do to Him in the person that we are serving.. I am the dream and the hope of the slave. In spite of the New York Anti-Slavery Law of 1827, her slavemaster refused to free her. So, no happy talk about the future. Because I was not hemophiliac, I was not at risk. With her steadfast, stolid rhetoric and radical theorization, she paved the way for many womens rights activists and writers to forge their own paths against patriarchal authority. Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war. We have no selfish ends to serve. I urge them to do that, urge them to come out. He spoke outdoors on a cold and wet day without wearing a proper coat or hat. But I dont know, and neither does Martin Luther King, none of us know how to deal with those other people whom the white world has so long ignored, who dont believe anything the white world says and dont entirely believe anything I or Martin is saying. Music if Fun No, this right has to be earned every single day. This kind of freedom has much to recommend it. 1. Advertising outcomes you know are not realistic (for example a get rich quick scheme) 2. Misrepresenting facts to investors (e.g. such as saying Eventually against all odds, she led England to victory despite their underdog status in the conflict with her confident and masterful oratory. We appreciate the good faith of the judges for this award, but none of us could accept this money for herself, nor could she let go unquestioned the terms on which poets are given or denied honor and livelihood in this world, especially when they are women. The development of the ideal of freedom and its translation into the everyday life of the people in great areas of the earth is the product of the efforts of many peoples. Famous speeches are the result of confident people. Among the basic freedoms to which men aspire that their lives might be full and uncramped, freedom from fear stands out as both a means and an end. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. He was a civil-rights activist and a Baptist minister who led the civil rights movement in the United States. You cannot take your freedoms for granted. It is a struggle for the right to live. Neither Russia, nor Germany, nor any other Great Power has the right to claim that it is waging a war of defence; all the Great Powers are waging an imperialist, capitalist war, a predatory war, a war for the oppression of small and foreign nations, a war for the sake of the profits of the capitalists, who are coining golden profits amounting to billions out of the appalling sufferings of the masses, out of the blood of the proletariat. She calls out the years in which women have been deprived of their own space for individual development through being chained to traditional arrangements or mens prescriptions demanding gigantic courage and confidence in oneself to brave through the onerous struggle of creating change for womens rights. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. Supermen and Fingers of Destiny would never have existed. Our greatest primary task is to put people to work. That is to say, Im not certain that somehow, perhaps, a burgeoning mnage a trois of political interests, corporate interests and military interests will not prevail and literally annihilate an inhabitable, humane future. We cannot love justice and ignore prejudice, love our children and fear to teach them. The speech is famous for telling one of Hitler's 10 biggest lies: 10. For this, her speeches served not just consolatory value or momentary relevance, as they still inform the present on how we can live lives worth living. It is an odious aristocracy; a hateful oligarchy of sex; the most hateful aristocracy ever established on the face of the globe; an oligarchy of wealth, where the right govern the poor. That is the thread that connects our hearts. Using rhetorical devices such as the three-part paratactical syntax which most world leaders are fond of for ingraining their words in the minds of their audience, he centers the discourse of the atomic bomb on those affected by such a world-changing decision in the minds, hopes and souls of men everywhere effectively putting the vivid image of millions of peoples fates at stake in the minds of his audience. Ever the favourite modern First Lady of America, Michelle Obama has delivered an abundance of iconic speeches in her political capacity, never forgetting to foreground the indomitable human spirit embodied in American citizens everyday lives and efforts towards a better world. Additionally, he said the earrings sold in his stores were cheaper than a sub sandwich, but probably wouldnt last as long. After the speech, the Ratner Groups market value collapsed literally overnight, losing approximately $750 million in a matter of days.Customers simply stopped associating themselves with the low-cost jeweler and the company almost went bankrupt. It must indeed be one of the great sources of his power.Women have served all these centuries as looking-glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size. The bride was cool about it. That is the political situation as I lay it before you today.. Adrienne Rich, Audre Lorde, and Alice Walker wrote this joint speech to be delivered by Adrienne Rich at the 1974 National Book Awards, based on their suspicions that the first few African American lesbian women to be nominated for the awards would be snubbed in favour of a white woman nominee. I have a dream by MLK. To them this government has no just powers derived from the consent of the governed. Two things we must do. That is the thread that runs through my journey and Baracks journey and so many other improbable journeys that have brought us here tonight, where the current of history meets this new tide of hope. #3 Gerald Ratner (1991) The person who carries the distinction of delivering perhaps the worst business speech in history is Gerald Ratner, former CEO of the Ratner Group, once a major There is no family or community, no race or religion, no place left in America that is safe. Itll be the ballot or the bullet. Apartheid is still considered one of these most devastating events of world history, and it would not have ended without the crucial effort and words of Nelson Mandela during his courageous political leadership. And pleased, though I know I shouldn't be. For companies: romania@kmtrust.com Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, The speech is famous for telling one of Hitler's 10 biggest lies: 10. The Czar and the Kaiser would never have worn their crowns or lost them. She courageously and relentlessly advocated for womens rights, giving speeches all over the USA to convince people of womens human rights to choice and the ballot. Not while finite humans make infinite claims of virtue and unassailable power that are beyond their competence, if not their reach. Naturally, the revolutionary activist Gandhi had to appear in this list for his impassioned anti-colonial speeches which rallied Indians towards independence. At the 1851 Womens Rights Convention held in Akron, Ohio, she delivered her illuminating, forceful speech against discrimination of women and African Americans in the post-Civil War era, entrenching her status as one of the most revolutionary abolitionists and womens rights activists across history. And whether you are Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh these religions are teaching our young people about justice, and compassion, and honesty. Our hope that if we work hard enough and believe in ourselves, then we can be whatever we dream, regardless of the limitations that others may place on us. For I can assure you they wont. Perhaps this bad thing will enable us to go ahead with reform and the open policy at a steadier and better even a faster pace, more speedily correct our mistakes, and better develop our strong points.. But if we want to continue beyond the next hundred years, our future is in space. This then is what the ANC is fighting. Just like moons and like suns, A belief in things not seen. If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back , and get it right side up again! But, My Lord, if it needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.. God helping her, she can do no other.. His high energy speech given before the Star County Republican Party in 2010 went viral overnight and was dubbed by some media commentators as the, worst speech ever.. On August 2, 2012, former U.N. secretary general Kofi Annan, another of the worlds most famous negotiators, announced he was resigning as the special peace envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League to the conflict in Syria. The ANC has spent half a century fighting against racialism. Let every man and woman live every moment of his or her life hereafter in the consciousness that he or she eats or lives for achieving freedom and will die, if need be, to attain that goal. But then, I didn't really believe she had one. What is dangerous here is the turning away from the turning away from anything any white American says. The more we know, the better we can be prepper for our first conversation. By thinking that other people are inferior to oneself. These gallant men have our prayers-have our thankshave our heart-felt praiseand our deepest gratitude. Up from a past thats rooted in pain #5: Tyco InternationalIn 2002, Tyco Internationals bosses were found to have siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars out of the maker of electrical, healthcare and safety equipment. Given the unchallenged political legacy and cult of personality which Stalin left in the Soviet Union, Nikita Khruschevs speech condemning the authoritarian means Stalin had resorted to to consolidate power as un-socialist was an important mark in Russian history. Get our 20-page guide using our step-by-step approach to craft your next meeting presentation. Never tell people whats wrong with your speech, while youre giving it! Famous Unethical Psychological Experiments + Manifesto. When politicians use hate speech, political violence increases Both Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump have been accused of using hate But, this is clearly a tough speaking moment. Much of the plundered money was used to fund the lavish lifestyle of Tycos chief executive, Dennis Kozlowzki, including numerous houses, a $6,000 shower curtain and a $2m birthday party for his wife. Weve chosen 40 of the most impactful speeches we managed to find from agents of change all over the world a diversity of political campaigns, genders, positionalities and periods of history. The Conflict in Syria. Now whether you approve of us or whether you do not, you must see that we have brought the question of womens suffrage into a position where it is of first rate importance, where it can be ignored no longer. In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and of vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory. It is our fundamental belief in the power of hope that has allowed us to rise above the voices of doubt and division, of anger and fear that we have faced in our own lives and in the life of this country. Hope Hope in the face of difficulty. F-k. Many called for Mays resignation and the appointment of a new party leader. But still, like dust, Ill rise. Rising discontent of the masses, growing ferment, strikes, demonstrations, protests against the warall this is taking place in all countries of the world. I could work as much and eat as much as a man when I could get it and bear the lash as well! We symbolically join together here in refusing the terms of patriarchal competition and declaring that we will share this prize among us, to be used as best we can for women. The US You may kill me with your hatefulness, Eleanor Roosevelt has been among the most well-loved First Ladies for good reason her eloquence and gravitas in delivering every speech convinced everyone of her suitability for the oval office. In the mean time, my lieutenant general shall be in my stead, than whom never prince commanded a more noble or worthy subject; not doubting but by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over these enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.. Until we genuinely embrace this message, we are a nation at risk.. To this day, his fierce activism and devotion to exposing virulent racism for what it was has left a lasting legacy upon pro-Black social movements and the overall sociopolitical landscape of America. He urged Americans to remember their common roots, heritage and the importance of charity for all, to ensure a just and lasting peace among within the country despite throes of racial division and self-determination. You agree to receive additional resources and marketing messages. That is the way in which we women of England are doing. Whatever our role as parent or policymaker, we must act as eloquently as we speak else we have no integrity. Let him not think that debate and dissent will produce wavering and withdrawal. My call to the nation is a plea for awareness. Now we are now engaged in a psychological struggle in this country, and that is whether or not black people will have the right to use the words they want to use without white people giving their sanction to it; and that we maintain, whether they like it or not, we gonna use the word Black Power and let them address themselves to that; but that we are not going to wait for white people to sanction Black Power. Upon it depends our own British life, and the long continuity of our institutions and our Empire. The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 surprised the world and captured everyones imagination. Surely no sane member of the human race could discover victory in such desolation. But our genetic code still carries the selfish and aggressive instincts that were of survival advantage in the past. Further, should experience prove that they cannot attain the same degree of strength of mind, perseverance, and fortitude, let their virtues be the same in kind, though they may vainly struggle for the same degree; and the superiority of man will be equally clear, if not clearer; and truth, as it is a simple principle, which admits of no modification, would be common to both. Hence, every discrimination against women in the constitutions and laws of the several States is today null and void, precisely as in every one against Negroes.. First, its easier for people to remember a shorter speech and second, it may be detrimental to your health! I do not shrink from this responsibilityI welcome it. The companys former chairman Tsuyoshi Kikukawa and two other executives received suspended prison sentences and an adviser to the company was sent to jail for four years this month.#7: TescoTesco, Britains biggest retailer, stunned the market last year when it revealed that it had overstated estimated profits by 263m by overestimating revenues paid to it by suppliers. I rise.. And in this manner, the organizations will increase in number and in quantity and in quality, and by August, it is then our intention to have a black nationalist convention which will consist of delegates from all over the country who are interested in the political, economic and social philosophy of black nationalism. The meeting was organised to discuss the best course of action for restoring social and political order to China, given the sweeping economic reforms that had taken place in the past decade that inevitably resulted in some social resistance from the populace. Could anyone wish his name to be coupled by history with such human degradation and destruction?Occasional pages of history do record the faces of the great destroyers, but the whole book of history reveals mankinds never-ending quest for peace and mankinds God-given capacity to build. John F. Kennedy, "Inauguration Address" 7. It prompts us cool-headedly to consider the past and the future. She wisely and gracefully remarks that love begins at home from the individual actions of each person within their private lives, which accumulate into a life of goodness and charity. You. Without a revolution of the spirit, the forces which produced the iniquities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration. The fact that this incident broke out as it did is very worthy of our pondering. Harry doesnt need the money, but apparently he needs something else: revenge, probably. Why is it that giving guns is so easy but giving books is so hard? travel through South America, search out every abuse and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival.. But of course there are all different kinds of freedom, and the kind that is most precious you will not hear much talk about much in the great outside world of wanting and achieving. These are just a few of the many famous people who have been accused of plagiarism over the years. This shows that no matter how heavy our losses, the army, under the leadership of the party, will always remain the defender of the country, the defender of socialism, and the defender of the public interest. Contents [ hide] 1. We are, let me say again, the sincere friends of the German people, and shall desire nothing so much as the early reestablishment of intimate relations of mutual advantage between ushowever hard it may be for them, for the time being, to believe that this is spoken from our hearts. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth Gods work must truly be our own.. Instead, a speaker must reflect on the reasons why they are not connecting with their audience. Two things we shall do. It is not enough merely to call for freedom, democracy and human rights. Do they know that there are many in this country who cannot think of going to these places by having to struggle for their bare existence from day to day? Being persons, then, women are citizens; and no State has a right to make any law, or to enforce any old law, that shall abridge their privileges or immunities. You have left it to women in your land, the men of all civilised countries have left it to women, to work out their own salvation. When people respond poorly to your presentation, they are almost never the source of the problem. Famous for her resoluteness and fortitude in campaigning for democracy in Burma despite being put under house arrest by the military government, Aung San Suu Kyis speeches have been widely touted as inspirational. Vladimir Lenin remains to this day one of the most lauded communist revolutionaries in the world who brought the dangers of imperialism and capitalism to light with his rousing speeches condemning capitalist structures of power which inevitably enslave people to lives of misery and class stratification. A forceful and impressive orator, Stokely Carmichael was among those at the forefront of the civil rights movement, who was a vigorous socialist organizer as well. If we are the only intelligent beings in the galaxy, we should make sure we survive and continue. I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. There are a number of reasons why human cloning can violate ethics - In order to clone animals, many attempts must be made before a viable clone Ignore the idea that you disagree with the premise of his main points and focus entirely on his persuasive appeals. In fact, thats why people first came to this country to worship freely. I rise You too try to bring that presence of God in your family, for the family that prays together stays together. Mere days before the 4 June 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising, Chinese Communist Party leader Deng Xiaoping sat with six party elders (senior officials) and the three remaining members of the Politburo Standing Committee, the paramount decision-making body in Chinas government. It is our duty. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin. Me. Given the dangerous times he was in as an openly gay man, he anticipated that he would be assassinated eventually in his political career. This is no unsolvable problem if we face it wisely and courageously. I shall ask the Congress for the one remaining instrument to meet the crisis broad Executive power to wage a war against the emergency, as great as the power that would be given to me if we were in fact invaded by a foreign foe.. 12.30.08 The Top Ten Best (and Worst) She refused to pay the $100 fine in a bid to reject the demands of the American system she denounced as a hateful oligarchy of sex, sparking change with her righteous oratory and inspiring many others in the womens suffrage movement within and beyond America. Top Negotiation Examples #2. And you have a right to be exactly who you are. And aint I a woman? Under British colonial rule, one of the most legendary nationalist leaders emerged from the ranks of the thousands of Burmese to boldly lead them towards independence, out of the exploitation and control under the British. 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