Speeches and Writings

Presidents and Other Great Americans
1774 to 1899 | 2000 to Present | 1900 to 1999

Expressions by Presidents, other noteworthy Americans, and friends that reflect
love, pride, respect, and / or support of the USA . . . even during times of war and tragedy.

Booker T. Washington's Compromise Speech - September 18, 1895

Congressman Henry Cabot Lodge's Speech about Americanism - December 21, 1888

Susan B. Anthony's speech about Women's Right To Vote - 1873

George Bancroft's The Place of Abraham Lincoln in History - 1865

President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address - November 19, 1863

President Abraham Lincoln's Address in Independence Hall - February 22, 1861

Henry Clay's "Compromise" Speech - February 6, 1850

Daniel Webster's "Liberty and Union, Now and Forever..." - January 26, 1830

President Andrew Jackson's First Inaugural Address - March 4, 1929

Edward Everett's "Eulogy of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams" - August 1, 1826

President James Monroe’s "The Monroe Doctrine" - December 2, 1823

President Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address - March 4, 1801

President George Washington’s Farewell Address - September 19, 1796

James Madison's Speech On Ratification of Federal Constitution - June 6, 1788

Alexander Hamilton's "The Federalist No. 9" - November 21, 1787

Benjamin Franklin's Thoughts... On the Constitution - 1787

Thomas Paine's The American Crisis - December 23, 1776

Samuel Adams' Speech About the Declaration of Independence - August 1, 1776

Patrick Henry's Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death Speech - March 23, 1775

John Hancock - Excerpts of Boston Massacre Anniversary Eulogy - March 5, 1774

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