Famous Speeches

Pericles' Funeral Oration

The Apology of Socrates (Closing)

Third Philippic

On the Crown

First Oration Against Catiline

Address to the Troops Before Cannae

Phaedo: The Death of Socrates

Meditations, Book II

Letter 41: On the God Within Us

The Consolation of Philosophy

Perpetual Peace

A Defence of Nonsense

Acres of Diamonds

Paschal Homily

Late Have I Loved Thee

Speech at the Council of Clermont

On Loving God

On the Song of Songs (Sermon 83)

Letter to Pope Gregory XI

Trial at Rouen

Speech at the Scaffold

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies

Introduction to the Devout Life

The Idea of a University

Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of Labor)

Christmas Pastoral Letter

To Be, or Not to Be (Hamlet)

Our Revels Now Are Ended (The Tempest)

Once More Unto the Breach

St. Crispin's Day Speech

The Quality of Mercy

Speech to the Troops at Tilbury

Speech on Conciliation with America

Abolition of the Slave Trade Speech

Farewell to the Old Guard

Speech from the Dock

Speech at the Monster Meeting, Tara

Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!

Closing Argument in the Boston Massacre Trial

Washington's Farewell Address

First Inaugural Address

First Inaugural Address

Second Reply to Hayne

Cooper Union Address

House Divided Speech

The Gettysburg Address

What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

Ain't I a Woman?

Is It a Crime for a Citizen to Vote?

Atlanta Exposition Address

Cross of Gold

Duties of American Citizenship

The Strenuous Life

The Man in the Arena

War Message to Congress

Four Freedoms

The Only Thing We Have to Fear

Arsenal of Democracy

Ask Not What Your Country Can Do

Ich bin ein Berliner

Duty, Honor, Country

The Corps

Schofield's Definition of Discipline

Surrender Speech

I Will Fight No More Forever