20 Most Influential Speeches and Writings: A Historical Journey

This curated list showcases 20 impactful speeches and writings that have shaped history. From powerful calls for social justice to insightful reflections on human nature, these works continue to inspire and challenge us today.

'I have a dream' by Martin Luther King Jr.
'The Gettysburg Address' by Abraham Lincoln
'The Speech to the Troops at Tilbury' by Queen Elizabeth I
'The Iron Curtain' by Winston Churchill
'Ich bin ein Berliner' by John F. Kennedy
'The Four Freedoms' by Franklin D. Roosevelt
'Tear down this wall' by Ronald Reagan
'The Ballot or the Bullet' by Malcolm X
'The Strenuous Life' by Theodore Roosevelt
'The Cross of Gold' by William Jennings Bryan
'The War of the Worlds' radio broadcast by Orson Welles
'The American Scholar' by Ralph Waldo Emerson
'The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin'
'The Declaration of Independence'
'The Emancipation Proclamation' by Abraham Lincoln
'The First Inaugural Address' by Franklin D. Roosevelt
'The Second Inaugural Address' by Abraham Lincoln
'The Second Sex' by Simone de Beauvoir
'The Souls of Black Folk' by W.E.B. Du Bois
'A Modest Proposal' by Jonathan Swift