Terrible times make great speeches

And Lord knows, these are terrible times. Some of my favorites include:

Patrick Henry’s "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" rallied America to fight against British rule.

Abe Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” was about the U.S. being conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Abolitionist and former slave Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I A Woman?” speech, which passionately argues for the rights of both African Americans and women.

Winston Churchill’s "We Shall Fight on the Beaches" speech rallied Britain in the "darkest hours" of WWII against threats of Nazi invasion.

In John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, JFK said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country."

Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech--well, we all know that one, don’t we? It obviously belongs in the pantheon of great speeches.

I don’t have a great speech. But if we listen to these, I believe we’ll be okay.

Terrible kings, both real and fictional, are often characterized by their profound cruelty, incompetence, or descent into madness, which leads to immense suffering for their subjects.

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