Category Archives: VERBATIM: WHAT DID THE LEADERS SAY – IN ENGLISH

MAHATMA GANDHI [1869-1948] IN HIS OWN WORDS [2]

MIND: Man cannot develop his mind by simply writing and reading or making speeches all day long.  CONFIDENCE: That man who has inspired confidence in another has never lost anything in this world.  FAITH: One’s faith has got to be … Continue reading

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN [1809-1865] IN HIS OWN WORDS

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. Speech, Republican State Convention, Springfield, Illinois [June 16, 1858]  Nobody has ever expected me to be president. In my poor, lean lank face nobody has ever seen that … Continue reading

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MAHATMA GANDHI [1869-1948] IN HIS OWN WORDS

EQUALITY: There will never be real equality so long as one feels inferior or superior to the other.  FASTING:  Of what use is it to force the flesh merely if the spirit refuses to cooperate? You may starve even unto … Continue reading

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WINSTON CHURCHILL [1874-1965] IN HIS OWN WORDS

In this crisis I think I may be pardoned if I do not address the House at any length today, and I hope that any of my friends and colleagues or former colleagues who are affected by the political reconstruction … Continue reading

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DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. [1929-1968] IN HIS OWN WORDS

I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.  I have a dream that one day … Continue reading

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JFK [1917-1963] IN HIS OWN WORDS

In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. Since this country was founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty … Now … Continue reading

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NELSON MANDELA [1918-2013] IN HIS OWN WORDS

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love … Continue reading

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