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Charlie Chaplin - Great Dictator Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8HdOHrc3OQ
Has background music from Inception and it makes it even more powerful.
Al Pacino - Any Given Sunday Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17rAxDB4Jw4
John F Kennedy - We Choose to go to the Moon Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuW4oGKzVKc
Martin Luther King Jr. - I have a Dream speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I47Y6VHc3Ms
Winston Churchill - We Will Fight Them on the Beaches Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkTw3_PmKtc
Lou Gehrig's Farewell Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udNoIFRSvyo
Kurt Russell as Herb Brooks - Miracle Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdmyoMe4iHM
John F. Kennedy - Inaugural Speech “Ask not what your country can do for you”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h_Qt7LvNX8
Winston Churchill - Their Finest Hour Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjXKnTqvRSU
Nelson Mandela - I am prepared to die Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Su6d6X8rn4
HickoryDickoryDoc
Anything by Donald Trump
pringlepat
President Whitmore in Independence Day?
WhatDoYouMeanINeedToPickAUserName
Independence Day, President Thomas J Whitmore. Nuff said. Fuck aliens
jadespider
Forgot the greatest speech of all time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyVF1glhAfk
DrFreakBerg
Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!
GiantButtHead
Wait till you hear that German guy's speech, he was pretty good at speeches, what was his name again?
skerdog
Dirk Nowitzki?
bentcountygal
Patton
BillyWarg
I was expecting to see a Hitler speech somewhere on here, +1 for an actual good list
AchmedTheTerrifyingTerrorist
Charlie Chaplin was way ahead of his time. Also one of the most poweful speeches i have ever seen.
advancedape
What about Jules at the beginning of Pulp Fiction?
tatadas
Isn't this a little too western focused?
ChadwickWimpole
So happy to see the great dictator speech at the top. It's my all-time favorite.
ThatGuyWhoTellsPeopleToFcukOffAndGoBackToFacebook
In my opinion, the final sermon of Muhammad was amazing. Definitely worth the read. http://hadithoftheday.com/the-last-sermon/
DrFreakBerg
Idk why people hate Islam. Just like the Bible it's has its good and bad parts. That was a pretty good part and I am not religious. Thanks
LisaAnnsSon
What about Ronald Reagans "We must fight" speech??
imbatron
JFK's best: "Peace speech" still rings true today. "Not a Pax Americana, enforced on the world by American weapons of war." ...50 yrs ago
MetalSkeletal
I can't believe you left out Obama's inauguration speech. I'm not even American and I love it.
OneBucPerson
No Henry V speech? It's classic Shakespeare and the background music was phenomenal
MetalSkeletal
Nowadays everybody wanna talk like they got somethin to say. But nothin comes out when they move their lips. Just a bunch of jibberish.
Shardikprime
baloney
alchemist12345
They mustve forgotten about dre.
MetalSkeletal
#neverforget
BigBlueBurd
A fool speaks because he has to say something. A wise man speaks because he has something to say.
OverlyOptimisticGuy
My bum is on your lips, my bum is on your lips And if I'm lucky, you might just give it a little kiss
shipoopy
And that's the message that we are sending to lil' kids and expecting them to not know what a woman's clitoris is.
nickelbackrocks
Motherfuckers act like they forgot about jfk.
Cassiraa
Imagine if we had a president in TYOOL 2016 say “Ask not what your country can do for you”
LemonG34R
This is every generation. Not just now.
HodorFirstOfHisName
These motherfuckers act like they forgot about Dre
TreebeardSomeCallMe
So what do you say to somebody you hate?
DustyFrameworks
Or anyone tryna bring trouble your way?
ThatMomentWhenImgurJokesAreOnlyFunnyToImgurians
Wanna resolve things in a bloodier way
viper7667
Just study a tape of N.W.A.
V3role
The "mad as hell" rant from Network is great too.
Whydontyougofuckyourself
Network has quite a few good speeches. "The Primal forces" is pretty damn neat
bobbyronaldo
Where is the halftime speech in the Friday Night Lights movie?
thisiswhathappenslarrywhenyoufindastrangerinthealps
You forgot about Bud Dwyer.
PhilliesNuts
omg
alchemist12345
yeah, he had a killer speech
FrozenPotato609
Every child should watch that speech.
UncleRege
Jesus...
myhumblecontribution
King Aragorn, Battle Speech at the Black Gate: "Hold your ground! Hold your ground! Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers,
TheresAGermanWordForThat
I find most "great leader" movie speeches to be carbon copies of one of the two big Henry V speeches.
ManHasNoUsername
Thanks, now I want to watch LotR while I'm about to go to class...
ThatMomentWhenImgurJokesAreOnlyFunnyToImgurians
and any of Gandalf's speeches
imtellingyouthetruth
Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" is awesome and still rings true
whyteraven74
Well sure if you accept a speech based upon a false dichotomy as good.
cq5150
Yea, but good luck getting anyone on imgur to appreciate it.
Munchman347
Reagan? The man who bought and sold huge amounts of cocaine to fund his 'Contras', the nun raping killers? Whitewash only goes so far...
mineovermatter
To his credit, he took ALL responsibility for it,and apologized ON TV,even though it was done by his staff.Pretty ballsy.
mineovermatter
And doesnt detract from his speech.I notice you don't criticise Kennedy for Bay of Pigs/assassination attempt,which we're JUST NOW resolving
Truxosaur
Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot should also be on this list, makes my tear up every time and really put things in perspective...
Truxosaur
https://youtu.be/wupToqz1e2g
ForReasonsOfScience
YES! I really like this version: https://youtu.be/4PN5JJDh78I
dionysiacc
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ThatMomentWhenImgurJokesAreOnlyFunnyToImgurians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D05ej8u-gU that mixed with this video would be amazing
iLoveItWhenMyFingersSmellLikePussy
You should definitely watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH3c1QZzRK4
Truxosaur
Very cool!
FreshleyBakedLePain
That literally brought tears to my eyes
ChristopherHitch
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQvzVjHW5eHimPA48giAFevZgKCEe_-P1
DaFunOne
It's a good speech but since I'm actually related to him and never liked him personally I know things that changes ones perspective on him.
totalwiener
WHAT WHAT
OSCgal
Oh, go and pique my interest, why don't you?
DaFunOne
I commented above.
OSCgal
Thanks!
DaFunOne
No problem. Does that help explain my perspective?
GastrointestinalSmash
Care to explain?
DaFunOne
I commented some above.
sebtoast
So you're just going to say this and not let us know what it is?!
DaFunOne
A lot of his work is not his but him sharing it well. He was terrible to his family and had conflicts in the science community. For example
webrakefornobody
I'm sorry about your experience with the man, but as a science educator, I still appreciate how well he shared the science.
webrakefornobody
Best not to put people on unrealistic pedestals though. This serves as a good reminder.
DaFunOne
He was never welcomed into any of their inner circles and had plagiarism disputes. He also names his last 2 kids after his first wife.
DaFunOne
This was due to his obsession with her that he hid from everyone. He also helped ruin his 2 oldest kids and 1 if his grandkids.
Qbhelm
What about Obamas "we can" speech?
ThatMomentWhenImgurJokesAreOnlyFunnyToImgurians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUpjvLGiSmM
RepostSadistic
Ha ha ha! Good one! Tell me another joke.
ThatMomentWhenImgurJokesAreOnlyFunnyToImgurians
another "trying to get votes" speech
Munchman347
Yeah, dem darkies jes be foolin' wid dey big speachifiyin' talk, git back to dem cotton fields boys an leave politikin to us whities...
RepostSadistic
I am not white. I am brown. I don't hate anyone for his race. Only for what they have done and stand for.
Munchman347
I only consider my race when it's pointed out, and then, I dismiss it, I am a human, like all others, I stand or fall on my merits...
RepostSadistic
But you did jump to the conclusion that I am white. Why? Are non white people not sentient enough to choose their political affiliation? 1/2
RepostSadistic
Or are we to simply vote democrats because of our skin color? Does the democrat party own us? Are we slaves? 2/2
Qbhelm
Well it was a pretty good speech, I don't know about the political stuff behind it. I'm Australian and I watched it and felt moved
RepostSadistic
Australia? You must have listened to it upside down. No wonder you thought it was pretty good.
Qbhelm
Ahh ya got me
fadingtheory
Al Pacino's speech at the end of 'Devil's Advocate' is amazing as well. Though perhaps it doesn't match up with the rest thematically.
Nepeta33
scent of a woman speech is also really really good
iHveNoCleverName
Yep, I've actually used the whole "impulses" part in a essay. Little did they know, I was quoting one of the Devil's rants.
WhenYouMissoutOntheCoolUsernames
I liked the parking lot scene from the movie Dogma.
HawasKaPujari
As others comment, if Pacino is going to make a speech in the movie, it is going to be good. Serpico, And justice for all etc.
kaamila
Also his speech in the merchant of Venice
Tjo28
Al Pacino's speech "inch by inch" - from Any Given Sunday
JobbyJabber
If we're doing Al Pacino, how about Scent of a Woman?
Otterhendrix
Hoooah!
Falcrist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypx1Stz8zN0
itsthejacket
You are executing part of his SOOOUUUULLL!!! I'm not FINISHED. Shivers when i watch that every time.
iLoveItWhenMyFingersSmellLikePussy
BAIRD MAN?!
imbatman58
What about Love? Overrated. Biochemically no different than eaaating laahhrge quanTITIES of chaklat.
iHveNoCleverName
MetalSkeletal
That's how to convey Pachino's Inflections if I ever saw it.
imbatman58
Thanks!
pegb0y
steelcityfanatic
Thank you.
pegb0y
had to be done
mustangguy
You mean President Lonestar?
pegb0y
*Prince
Hybris51129
*ding*
TheUglyGuy
I'm not sure you should mix movie speeches in with the real ones, but still an awesome list.
thatsALOTofnuts75
Agreed!
Tombusken
Watch the speech from the great dictator, and think that statement over. It's my favourite piece of writing in anything ever
WreckGar
I was thinking the same thing at first but now I wonder why not. I mean the only real difference is the orator in the film ones had the
WreckGar
Advantage of being able to redo the scene if the delivery wasn't perfect.
ThatMomentWhenImgurJokesAreOnlyFunnyToImgurians
to be fair, politicians are actors too
thandapanda
Which ones are from movies?? I would love to watch the other ones.
KingofMadPistoleros
Every single speech is a piece done by a writer. The only difference is whether an actor or a politician says it.
vauhtihirmu
The intended effect of the speech can be very different though, but you are correct.
crawdady
Politicians are actors
MrSpin12
Why not both with Patton's speech?
Imprettybadatnamesandshit
Chaplins speech is as real as it gets
Bruhbeans
Beautiful, and will always be relevant.
TheAvengingKnee
Great speech, to bad the OP's posted version ruins because the music is way to loud, it drowns out the speech and it's meaning.
MrSkar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibVpDhW6kDQ
TheAvengingKnee
Thank you, that one is so much better.