Posts tagged “speech”

July 25, 2011

George Washington's Farewell

George Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address teems with advice that rings true today. Listen to interpreter Ron Carnegie read excepts from the timeless epistle.

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July 11, 2011

Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death

Patrick Henry demands liberty or death in his rousing 1775 speech. Hear the immortal words voiced by interpreter Richard Schumann.

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