By Dale Glading | The Save Jersey Blog
In honor of Dr. King’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech 50 years ago today, Save Jerseyans, I have listed my Top 10 Greatest Speeches by an American in chronological order.
Please feel free to comment and/or chime in with a list of your own:
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Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty” Speech to the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775
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George Washington’s Farewell Address, September 17, 1796
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Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863
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Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865
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(a tie) FDR’S First and Third Inaugural Addresses, March 4, 1933 and January 20, 1941
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JFK’s Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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JFK’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” Speech at the Berlin Wall, June 26, 1963
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MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech, August 28, 1963
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Ronald Reagan’s “The Boys of Pointe du Hoc” Speech in Normandy, France, June 6, 1984
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Reagan’s “Mr. Gorbechev” Speech at the Brandenburg Gate , June 12, 1987
Honorable Mention to Reagan’s Challenger Disaster Speech, January 28, 1986…