Which is the best political speech your ever did hear?

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Mine's Come September by Arundhati Roy :)

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*speech you ever did hear?

Answer 1

Best Answer - Chosen by Voters

Winston Churchill's "We Shall Fight Them on the Beaches" still gives me goosebumps when I hear it. Short, to the point, and it makes me want to pick up an M-1 and go plug a Nazi. And yes, I've heard the accusations that it wasn't really Churchill speaking in the recording that's so famous. I don't care. It's still one of the most powerful examples of pure defiance in the history of man.

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Answer 2

JFK's ask not speech!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/…

Answer 3

Gee, I don't think I've ever heard one.

Answer 4

spitzer but he's a bum now

hugs!

Answer 5

Ronald Reagan at Brandenburg Gate - West Germany was the best there ever was...

Answer 6

I really liked Obamas Philadelphia speech on race......

Answer 7

I agree with nameless: JFK's Inagural speech. "don't negotiate out of fear, but don't fear to negotiate" etc.

Answer 8

MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech. It gives me goose pimples.

I've also been privileged to hear snippets of a very rare recording of William Jennings Bryan's legendary "Cross of Gold" speech (believe it or not, it was recorded.) The man had an amazing ability to speak. I can understand why he ran for President three times.

Now, I've never actually heard it, of course, but the Gettysburg Address is also amazing.

Answer 9

The only one's I ever liked were Ronald Reagan's. Anything by him was good.

The gentleman who gave the speech that MLK stole was excellent though.

Answer 10

NY Governor Mario Cuomo's Keynote Address to the Democrat National Convention in 1984.

Answer 11

The late Robin Cook's resignation speech. Integrity and dignity personified,he will be sorely missed.A man who could see through all the bullsh!t.
In two parts I urge all to watch them right through.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=heWJuAPO9z…
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9ffbd-ZU38…

Close second is George Galloway's 'speech'/boll0cking of the U.S. Senate
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=g3VHAco8y1…

Answer 12

Harold Washington when he was debating Jane Byrne and Richard Daley in the Democratic mayoral primaries in Chicago. When asked a question about how they would improve relations between the police and the general public, Byrne and Daley gave the "sound bite"-type answers I've come to loathe in modern "debates" - quoting their own campaign materials and mouthing platitudes without actually addressing the question at hand. Washington went last, and he (audible gasp) actually answered the question. I was in 6th grade during that election, and I don't remember hearing the debate at the time. But I had the chance to hear an excerpt last November and was both amazed by his directness and saddened by how shocked I was to hear a political candidate actually answer a question head on.

Answer 13

I stand alongside Misty Blue, Robin Cook stood up and made a brilliant speech simply because he believed the invasion of Iraq was wrong, and that the UK were pandering to the US, the people of the UK did not want war, there was no proof of weapons of mass destruction.

A sad loss to politics and humanity - a man to be admired for his strength and individuality and integrity - a rare species in politics.

His foresight alone should be admired

RIP Robin Cook.

Answer 14

MLK on I have A Dream

Answer 15

Pat Buchanan leaving the republican party.

October 25th 1999, I was going to link but cannot find it.

Answer 16

Tommy Douglas (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tommy_Dougl… re-telling the story "Mouseland":

"It's the story of a place called Mouseland. Mouseland was a place where all the little mice lived and played, were born and died. And they lived much the same as you and I do. They even had a Parliament. And every four years they had an election. Used to walk to the polls and cast their ballots. Some of them even got a ride to the polls. And got a ride for the next four years afterwards too. Just like you and me. And every time on election day all the little mice used to go to the ballot box and they used to elect a government. A government made up of big, fat, black cats. Now if you think it strange that mice should elect a government made up of cats, you just look at the history of Canada for last 90 years and maybe you'll see that they weren't any stupider than we are. Now I'm not saying anything against the cats. They were nice fellows. They conducted their government with dignity. They passed good laws--that is, laws that were good for cats. But the laws that were good for cats weren't very good for mice. One of the laws said that mouseholes had to be big enough so a cat could get his paw in. Another law said that mice could only travel at certain speeds--so that a cat could get his breakfast without too much physical effort. All the laws were good laws. For cats. But, oh, they were hard on the mice. And life was getting harder and harder. And when the mice couldn't put up with it any more, they decided something had to be done about it. So they went en masse to the polls. They voted the black cats out. They put in the white cats. Now the white cats had put up a terrific campaign. They said: "All that Mouseland needs is more vision." They said:"The trouble with Mouseland is those round mouseholes we got. If you put us in we'll establish square mouseholes." And they did. And the square mouseholes were twice as big as the round mouseholes, and now the cat could get both his paws in. And life was tougher than ever. And when they couldn't take that anymore, they voted the white cats out and put the black ones in again. Then they went back to the white cats. Then to the black cats. They even tried half black cats and half white cats. And they called that coalition. They even got one government made up of cats with spots on them: they were cats that tried to make a noise like a mouse but ate like a cat. You see, my friends, the trouble wasn't with the colour of the cat. The trouble was that they were cats. And because they were cats, they naturally looked after cats instead of mice. Presently there came along one little mouse who had an idea. My friends, watch out for the little fellow with an idea. And he said to the other mice, "Look fellows, why do we keep on electing a government made up of cats? Why don't we elect a government made up of mice?" "Oh," they said, "he's a Bolshevik. Lock him up!" So they put him in jail. But I want to remind you: that you can lock up a mouse or a man but you can't lock up an idea!"