“I regret that I have but one life to give for my country” – Nathan Hale, 1776
“As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy.” – Abraham Lincoln, 1858
“The money changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths. The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply social values more noble than mere monetary profit.” – Franklin Roosevelt, 1933
“Enough using the Black Sea as blackmail” – Anthony Blinken, 2023
Great moments in American public oratory:
“I regret that I have but one life to give for my country” – Nathan Hale, 1776
“As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy.” – Abraham Lincoln, 1858
“The money changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths. The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply social values more noble than mere monetary profit.” – Franklin Roosevelt, 1933
“Enough using the Black Sea as blackmail” – Anthony Blinken, 2023