Senator Hatfield, Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. President, Vice President Bush, Vice President Mondale, Senator Baker, Speaker O’Neill, Reverend Moomaw, and my fellow citizens:
To a few of us here today this is a solemn and most momentous occasion, and yet in the history of our nation it is a commonplace occurrence. The orderly transfer of authority [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Ronald Wilson Reagan: First Inaugural Address (January 20, 1981)
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Germany’s Declaration of War Against the United States – December 11, 1941
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Germany’s Declaration of War Against the United States
Hitler’s Reichstag Speech of December 11, 1941
Deputies! Men of the German Reichstag!
A year of world-historical events is coming to an end. A year of great decisions is approaching. In this grave period I speak to you, deputies of the Reichstag, as the representatives of the German nation. In [...]
