Possibly the Ultimate Mash-Up

[filkertom]

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The music of Inception, the visuals of Star Wars, and the speech by Charlie Chaplin from The Great Dictator.

What speeches, real-life or fictional, inspire you? Link 'em up.

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[technoshaman]

Sir Winnie had a way with words, for sure. He basically swung the finger at Herr Hitler and double-black-dog-dared him to send the boats...

Of course, that wasn't the only thing that happened in the summer of 1940, but we don't talk about that on an open channel.

As for speeches I like.. Kenneth Branagh, showing himself worthy and more of Sir Larry's part as Henry V, St. Crispin's Day... damn, that still makes my eyes mist...

And its near perfect homage, in American: Independence Day

And a speech which may by itself have won a Hugo:

Delenn, from Severed Dreams (Babylon 5 season 3)

Those are among my faves...

[poltr1]

Supertramp used an excerpt of this speech in the opening of "Fool's Overture".

[pandoradeloeste]

G'Kar's speech from Babylon 5 that begins with "No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever." (here)

Picard's "the line must be drawn HYAH!" speech from First Contact.

[technoshaman]

*nods* hellyeah on Citizen G'kar. Delivered without bombast, in soft tones... but with utter dignity.

[alverant]

There was another version of this speech you had here with news clips that I liked better. Seeing real people added something to it.

I liked this mash up taken from different movies.

[pandoradeloeste]

From Movie Title:

"Final lines of an inspiring speech that douchebags will quote in their facebook profiles!"
"CHEER!"

[technoshaman]

Sounds like Paul&Storm's "Title of the Song"...

[realinterrobang]

I'm always rather inspired by the story of Nellie McClung and her play "The Women's Parliament," which contains a speech:

If men were all so intelligent as these representatives of the downtrodden sex seem to be it might not do any harm to give them the vote. But all men are not so intelligent. There is no use giving men votes. They wouldn't use them. They would let them spoil and go to waste. Then again, some men would vote too much...Giving men the vote would unsettle the home....The modesty of our men, which we reverence, forbids us giving them the vote. Men's place is on the farm...It may be that I am old-fashioned. I may be wrong. After all, men may be human. Perhaps the time may come when men may vote with the women--but in the meantime, be of good cheer. Advocate and Educate.

Tommy Douglas had some excellent quips, but I'm not familiar with any of his speeches, since he was really well before my time.