"To those who can hear me, I say 'Do not despair.'"

[lexica510]

This is going around the net in a version called "Charlie Chaplin vs. Inception", but I think it's much stronger in the original version, without the addition of Hans Zimmer's music.

From The Great Dictator:

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The text of the speech:I'm sorry but I don't want to be an emperor. That's not my business. I don't want to rule or conquer anyone

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brought a tear to my eye

[siriosa]

if obama would only do more of that kind of oration, i think he could make a dent in the reddest of red states.

thank you for this.

[mcfnord]