Richard Nixon (1913–1994) 37th President of the United States of America
1970s, Second Inaugural Address (1973)
1970s, Second Inaugural Address (1973)
Richard Nixon (1913–1994) 37th President of the United States of America
1970s, Second Inaugural Address (1973)
Sukarno (1901–1970) first President of the Republic of Indonesia
Speech at the Opening of the Bandung Conference
Wesley Clark (1944) American general and former Democratic Party presidential candidate
Twenty Year Vision for America (2004)
Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) U.S. Army general of the army, field marshal of the Army of the Philippines
Macarthur and the American Century: A Reader (2001) edited by William M Leary
Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) President of South Africa, anti-apartheid activist
1990s, Inaugural celebration address (1994)
Context: We are both humbled and elevated by the honour and privilege that you, the people of South Africa, have bestowed on us, as the first President of a united, democratic, non-racial and non-sexist government.
We understand it still that there is no easy road to freedom
We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.
We must therefore act together as a united people, for national reconciliation, for nation building, for the birth of a new world.
Let there be justice for all.
Let there be peace for all.
H. Rider Haggard book King Solomon's Mines
Source: King Solomon's Mines (1885), Chapter 18, "We Abandon Hope"
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948) Founder and 1st Governor General of Pakistan
Address at the time of launching ceremony of PNS 'Dilawar' on Jan 23, 1948
Context: The weak and the defenceless, in this imperfect world, invite aggression from others. The best way in which we can serve the cause of peace is by removing the temptation from the path of those who think that we are weak and, therefore, they can bully or attack us. That temptation can only be removed if we make ourselves so strong that nobody dares entertain any aggressive designs against us.
Khalil Gibran (1883–1931) Lebanese artist, poet, and writer
Khalil in Spirits Rebellious (1908) "Khalil The Heretic" Part 3
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
2014, Address to European Youth (March 2014)
Context: In the end, the success of our ideals comes down to us -- including the example of our own lives, our own societies. We know that there will always be intolerance. But instead of fearing the immigrant, we can welcome him. We can insist on policies that benefit the many, not just the few; that an age of globalization and dizzying change opens the door of opportunity to the marginalized, and not just a privileged few. Instead of targeting our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters, we can use our laws to protect their rights. Instead of defining ourselves in opposition to others, we can affirm the aspirations that we hold in common. That’s what will make America strong. That’s what will make Europe strong. That’s what makes us who we are. And just as we meet our responsibilities as individuals, we must be prepared to meet them as nations. Because we live in a world in which our ideals are going to be challenged again and again by forces that would drag us back into conflict or corruption. We can’t count on others to rise to meet those tests.
William Joyce (1906–1946) British fascist and propaganda broadcaster
National Socialism Now, pamphlet issued by the National Socialist League c. 1938.