Inspirational Famous Speeches By Famous Men and Women

There are many inspirational famous speeches made by people in the past and present. Some of these people are still alive, some are not. Nevertheless, their famous words of wisdom have made the impact upon us.

Perhaps of these inspirational speechs, the most famous speaches is this - I have a Dream, by Martin Luther King. The words he used are rousing, motivational and filled with emotion as are all of the best inspiring speakers.

There are also a many other persuasive famous speeches made by presidents, leaders, men, women and important people. This is a list of speeches that have particular historical significance.

Sermon on the Mount by Jesus Christ (30)

Spanish Armada Speech by Queen Elizabeth I of England (1588)

Inaugural Speech by Abraham Lincoln (1861)

Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln (1863)

Monroe Doctrine by President James Monroe (1823)

Votes for Women Speech by Mark Twain (1901)

Abdication Speech by King Edward VIII (1936)

Blood, toil, tears, and sweat speech by Sir Winston Churchill (1940)

This was their finest hour by Sir Winston Churchill (1940)

Declaration Of War on Japan - "a date which will live in infamy" by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1941)

Quit India by Mahatma Gandhi (1942)

Final pep-talk invasion of Normandy Speech by General George S. Patton Jnr (1944)

D-Day Order by General Dwight D. Eisenhower (1944)

Iron Curtain Speech by by Sir Winston Churchill (1946)

The Truman Doctrine by President Harry S. Truman (1947)

Marshall Plan by General George C. Marshall (1947)

The Chance for Peace speech by Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953)

No Easy Road to Freedom speech by Nelson Mandela (1953)

Birth of a New Nation speech by Martin Luther King (1957)

Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You speech by John F. Kennedy (1961)

We choose to go to the Moon by John F. Kennedy (1962)

I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King (1963)

Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech by Martin Luther King (1964)

We Shall Overcome speech by Lyndon B Johnson (1965)

I See the Promised Land speech by Martin Luther King (1968)

Death of Martin Luther King speech by Robert F. Kennedy (1968)

Nobel Lecture Speech by Mother Teresa (1979)

Tear down this wall by Ronald Reagan (1987)

Obituary to Diana Princess of Wales speech by the Earl of Spencer (1997)

Freedom From Fear by Aung San Suu Kyi (1991)

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