08-22-2006, 01:48 PM
Here's a little poll, just for fun. It's not about the quality of the speech but about influence - which orator was able to change history by the power of his words? To remember who these people were, I have added links to hear their voices again, but that does not mean that the speeches I linked to were their best ones.
Personally, I would have included some others. Pope John XXIII and Willy Brandt have said memorable things - some of them still truly inspiring and therefore influential. However, I could not find movie clips.
President Bush has admitted that his use of the expression "crusade" to describe the war against terror led to the radicalization of otherwise moderate Muslims, and was, in a sense, a catastrophically influential speech. For obvious reasons, this speech is no candidate.
Personally, I would have included some others. Pope John XXIII and Willy Brandt have said memorable things - some of them still truly inspiring and therefore influential. However, I could not find movie clips.
President Bush has admitted that his use of the expression "crusade" to describe the war against terror led to the radicalization of otherwise moderate Muslims, and was, in a sense, a catastrophically influential speech. For obvious reasons, this speech is no candidate.
