Speech Detective by NATALIA STERCI WELLS

Group 5: Martin Luther King Jr. – "I Have a Dream"

1160729 — 2025-03-09 22:08:16 UTC

Excerpt:

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.' I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

Group 4: Katniss Everdeen – If we burn, you burn with us

1160729 — 2025-03-09 22:09:51 UTC

Excerpt: "I want to tell the people of Panem that I’m alive. That I’m right here, in District Thirteen, where the Capitol has no power. President Snow says he’s sending us a message. Well, I have one for him. You can torture us and bomb us and burn our districts to the ground, but do you see that? Fire is catching! And if we burn, you burn with us!"

Group 3: Rocky Balboa – "It’s Not About How Hard You Hit"

1160729 — 2025-03-09 22:11:56 UTC

Excerpt: "The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place, and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!"

Group 2: Barack Obama – "Yes, We Can". Excerpt: When we’ve faced impossible odds, been told we’re not ready, shouldn’t try, or can’t, generations of Americans have responded with a simple creed: Yes, we can. It was written into the founding documents declaring the nation’s destiny: Yes, we can. It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail to freedom: Yes, we can. It was sung by immigrants and pioneers pushing westward against an unforgiving wilderness: Yes, we can.

1160729 — 2025-03-09 22:13:31 UTC

Group 1: George W. Bush – "You’re Either With Us or Against Us". Excerpt: "Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime. We will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and freedom will prevail."

1160729 — 2025-03-09 22:28:11 UTC