Andrew's Reading List of Great Speeches

Sometimes when I'm feeling down, I like to read inspirational speeches. Here are a few of my favorites.

"I Have a Dream" Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. (1962)
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I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal".

JFK'S Inaugural Address
John F. Kennedy (1961)
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And so, my fellow Americans ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country

"House Divided" Speech
Abraham Lincoln (1858)
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a house divided against itself, cannot stand.
I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free.
I do not expect the Union to be dissolved. I do not expect the house to fall- but I do expect it will cease to be divided.