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"The Dream Shall Never Die" was a speech delivered by U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy during the 1980 Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden, New York City.In his address, Kennedy defended post-World War II liberalism, advocated for a national healthcare insurance model, criticized Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan, and implicitly rebuked incumbent president Jimmy Carter ...
In the closing paragraphs of this address, Lincoln penned words which have been remembered and quoted frequently by presidents and other American political figures. Lincoln's concluding remarks were as follows: The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.
"A house divided against itself cannot stand.", opening lines of Abraham Lincoln's famous 1858 "A House Divided" speech, addressing the division between slave states and free states in the United States at the time. "Four score and seven years ago...", opening of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. [3]
Napoleon saying farewell to the Old Guard at the Palace of Fontainebleau, after his first abdication (1814). A farewell speech or farewell address is a speech given by an individual leaving a position or place.
On June 12, 1987, at the Brandenburg Gate, United States president Ronald Reagan delivered a speech commonly known by a key line from the middle part: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
Kamala Harris will deliver a “closing argument” speech in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday at the site where Donald Trump spoke shortly before the Jan. 6 riot, according to a senior campaign official.
— Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England (7 January 1536), closing her last letter to her former husband, Henry VIII of England "Masters, I pray you pray for me, for I have deserved this death." [15]: 107 — Mark Smeaton, musician in the household of Queen Anne Boleyn (17 May 1536), prior to beheading for alleged treason and adultery
A closing argument, summation, or summing up is the concluding statement of each party's counsel reiterating the important arguments for the trier of fact, often the jury, in a court case. A closing argument occurs after the presentation of evidence. A closing argument may not contain any new information and may only use evidence introduced at ...