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What are the greatest speeches of all time?

>> No.2124963

Castro's History Will Absolve Me speech is pretty ballin'.

>> No.2124972

inb4 some edgy faggot says hitler.

>> No.2124973

also this

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

>> No.2124976

do John Donne's sermons count?

>> No.2124980

>>2124972

Are you going to deny that his speeches were anything short of epic? I have no respect, whatsoever for the man but I can acknowledge that he was an extraordinary public speaker.

>> No.2124981

>>2124980

the content of his speeches was pure reactionary cowardice, and certainly not revolutionary.

>> No.2124982

>>2124981

Execution is king, with content is secondary as far as speeches go.

>> No.2124985

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0dn513XHhs

starting from 1.04. that was some oratory style

>> No.2124988
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLv_9gr3te8

>> No.2124989

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcvjoWOwnn4

>> No.2124992

>>2124961
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIjSnaa22oo
One of the greatest fictional speeches of all time, if not the greatest. Words to live your goddamn life by.

>> No.2124993

>>2124989
>>2124992
Well shit, you beat me to it. Respect.

>> No.2124995

>>2124993
Great minds think a like.

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>>2124982

Then OP should have specified that he was looking for the best 'executed' speech of all time, and then we shall have a far more shallow and useless discussion, hinging on individual interpretation and meaningless subjective nuances.

personally i find it hilarious that anyone could find a short arsed ranting clown like hitler to be captivating, in any context.

>> No.2124999

>>2124992
>>2124989
You're all pansy-ass peaceniks who aren't worthy to live in this fine country.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3J9hmCLmvg

>> No.2125000

Dwight Schrute's speech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duZ4VSDmwNo&feature=related

>> No.2125009

>>2124972
You're an idiot if you think he didn't have great speeches. Sure, his views may have been poisonous, but that doesn't mean that he was any less of a magnificent orator.

>> No.2125010

>>2124999
You seem to be an idiot. I'll spell it out for you: The "bastards" Patton is talking about are the Nazis. The "machine men" Chaplin is talking about rejecting in favor of freedom and democracy are the Nazis.

Get some context. Patton and Chaplin, in these speeches, are not on opposite sides of an issue.

>> No.2125015

>>2125010
You're just a fascist pinko who can't stand the speeches of real men like Patton.

>> No.2125018

>>2125015
Obviously, there is no proper response to this other than, "fuck you."