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I Have a Dream
by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Available on: Online Audio | Online Video
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
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Speech by Gandhi
by Mohandas Gandhi
Available on: Online Audio
Mohandas Gandhi, recorded in Kinglsey Hall, London 1931, giving a spiritual message to the world.
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Gettysburg Address
by Abraham Lincoln
Available on: Audio Download
"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation...
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1993 ESPY Award Address
by Jim Valvano
Available on: Online Audio | Online Video
"I know, I gotta go, I gotta go, and I got one last thing and I said it before, and I'm gonna say it again: Cancer can take away all my physical ability. It cannot touch my mind; it cannot touch my heart; and it cannot touch my soul."
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Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" Speech
by Patrick Henry
Available on: Audio Download
On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered a speech which supported military action against the British. This stirring speech swayed the vote and was most likely the deciding factor in committing Virginia troops to fight the British.
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Speech on Women's Right to Vote
by Susan B. Anthony
Available on: Audio Download
This speech, recited before court in 1873 is one of the greatest statements ever made on behalf of women's suffrage.
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Muhammad Yunus - 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Lecture
by Muhammad Yunus
Available on: Online Video
Muhammad Yunus delivered his Nobel Lecture on 10 December 2006 at the Oslo City Hall, Norway.
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Eleanor Roosevelt: Address to the United Nations General Assembly
by Eleanor Roosevelt
Available on: Audio Download | Online Audio | Online Video
"We stand today at the threshold of a great event both in the life of the United Nations and in the life of mankind."
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Ronald Reagan Speeches
by Ronald Reagan
Available on: Audio Download
Below are complete audio recordings of some of Ronald Reagan's most important speeches.
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Message To The Grass Roots
by Malcolm X
Available on: Audio Download
Malcolm X delivered this speech on 10 Nov, 1963 in Detroit, MI.
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Gandhi Audio Library
by Mohandas Gandhi
Available on: Audio Download
Gandhi speeches and recordings provided by the Mahatma Gandhi Research and Media Serivce Archive.
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I've Been to the Mountaintop
by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Available on: Online Audio
"And so I'm happy, tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man! Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!!"
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2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address
by Barack Obama
Available on: Audio Download
"Tonight is a particular honor for me because, let’s face it, my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely..."
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Pro Football Hall of Fame's Enshrinement Speeches
by Terry Bradshaw
Available on: Online Audio | Online Video
The Pro Football Hall of Fame's annual enshrinement ceremonies are filled with passion and emotion. Relive some of the great moments from inductions past.
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John F. Kennedy Speeches
by John F. Kennedy
Available on: Audio Download
Below are complete audio recordings of some of John F. Kennedy's most important speeches.
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First Inaugural Address of President George Washington
by George Washington
Available on: Audio Download
In 1789 George Washington was elected unanimously by the Electoral College as the first president of the United States of America. He was inaugurated as president on April 30, 1789 and he delivered the first inaugural address at Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City.
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The Ballot or the Bullet
by Malcolm X
Available on: Audio Download
"Were we to come out here discussing religion, we’d have too many differences from the outstart and we could never get together."
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Bill Clinton Inauguration Speech 1993
by Bill Clinton
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Renewal and reform were the prevalent themes of Bill Clinton's first inaugural address in 1993.
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Richard M. Nixon: Resignation Speech
by Richard M. Nixon
Available on: Audio Download
"In passing this office to the Vice President, I also do so with the profound sense of the weight of responsibility..."
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Remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Robert F. Kennedy
Available on: Online Audio
"Martin Luther King dedicated his life to love and to justice between fellow human beings."
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Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Speech
by Ryne Sandberg
Available on: Audio Download
"Everything I am today, everything I have today, everything I will ever be is because of the game of baseball...
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Toni Morrison - 1993 Nobel Lecture
by Toni Morrison
Available on: Online Audio
"She is worried about how the language she dreams in, given to her at birth, is handled, put into service..."
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Beyond Vietnam
by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Available on: Online Audio
"If we do not stop our war against the people of Vietnam immediately, the world will be left with no other alternative..."
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Quotations of Mahatma Gandhi
by Mohandas Gandhi
Available on: Audio Download
Mohandas Gandhi was one of the most important leaders in freedom fight in India and its struggle for independence from the British Empire.
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A Time for Choosing (aka "The Speech")
by Ronald Reagan
Available on: Audio Download
"This is the issue of this election: Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government..."
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