"Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side now here in this country of ours... you, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land. They have become our sons as well."

Atatürk 1934, as a tribute from the Turkish to the defeated Allied forces at Gallipoli in WWI.

Not really a "speech", but I thinks it's worthwhile adding.

znag

Germany32 Posts

October 13 2011 13:53 GMT

#143

Am I right, that there are 8 pages of speeches, without Martin Luther King's speech from 1963?

Soot

Germany36 Posts

October 13 2011 14:45 GMT

#144

I enjoyed this talk.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/richard_dawkins_on_militant_atheism.html

Favorite quote: "We are all atheists about most of the gods humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further."

jackdaleaper

Philippines1216 Posts

October 13 2011 16:15 GMT

#145

Nice thread, first time hearing a lot of these speeches

NeThZOR

South Africa7387 Posts

October 13 2011 16:20 GMT

#146

On October 13 2011 22:53 znag wrote:
Am I right, that there are 8 pages of speeches, without Martin Luther King's speech from 1963?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs

Nice post of that speech. I was just about to check the last page if Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech has not been posted yet, when I came across this one. Very inspirational speech indeed, and a great man as well.

NeThZOR

South Africa7387 Posts

October 13 2011 16:27 GMT

#147

For me this is a good speech, which came right after racial inequalities were dismissed in South Africa. Mandela is a great man, and I am proud of my country even though we still experience difficulties.

Botnot

United States16 Posts

October 13 2011 16:48 GMT

#148

easy, Will Smith's "I have a dream" speech.

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Soot

Germany36 Posts

October 13 2011 18:56 GMT

#149

On October 14 2011 01:48 Botnot wrote:
easy, Will Smith's "I have a dream" speech.

+ Show Spoiler +

Did he write it before or after he surgically altered his face to look like Martin Lawrence?

Botnot

United States16 Posts

October 13 2011 19:12 GMT

#150

On October 14 2011 03:56 Soot wrote:

Show nested quote +

Did he write it before or after he surgically altered his face to look like Martin Lawrence?

im glad somebody got the joke.

Headlines

United States482 Posts

October 14 2011 04:18 GMT

#151

Peter O'Toole!

bOne7

Romania85 Posts

October 15 2011 08:57 GMT

#152

Hm....Best speech in my opinion is here :

Probably almost no 1 will understand this because every1 has been fooled by our society , culture and the science paradigm ..Oh well ... white noise , or white words to be read by the pseudo-intellectuals who will never see the simplest , yet only path to regain our birthright ..

Westy

England808 Posts

October 15 2011 09:41 GMT

#153

In terms of movies, the 2 speeches that always comes to mind are the V for Vendeta speech that has already been linked, and this matrix revolutions speech.