speeches

Speech following the assassination of Malcom X:

“My fellow people, we meet here amidst a cloud of despair and mourning, but a silver lining, a ray of light pierces this dark cloud of loss and pain. That light shines forth from the one person we are here to remember. Even though he has left this mortal earth, his presence lives on in every single one of us. His words echo in our ears. Nay we are not here, to give in to our grief, we are here to draw courage from the life of this true hero. The bullet that pierced the heart of Malcolm X could not pierce his spirit. His message, strength and force of character will live on till justice has been served. We shall continue his fight, to make all people on this earth free and equal. The men who plotted to destroy his dream have not succeeded. They only thing they have achieved, is to make his words reverberate louder than ever before. He has died a martyr and a great one at that, fighting for what he believed in till the very end. His unselfish devotion to the emancipation of the oppressed will not be forgotten soon. His legacy shall live on, in every single one of us. His dream will be realised by the fruit of our labour. Let this not be the doom laden dusk of his ideals, instead let this be a new dawn, bringing forth the glorious shining hope he bathes us with from the clouds above. He is watching down on us and we shall do him proud by finishing what he started.”

Inspirational speech for soldiers on the way to certain death:

“Tonight you go forth to die for your country and she promises you that your sacrifice will not be in vain. You are the men, no, you are the heroes who posses the courage and the valour to lay die your life for the most noble and honourable cause any man can dream of. You shall walk the road to eternal glory tonight and follow in the hallowed footsteps of your forefathers who laid down their lives to pave the way forward for our great nation. Your blood will cleanse the earth of its sins, so blessed is the cause you are fighting for. Fear not the oncoming night; let the light of heaven shine down upon you as you go to claim the just reward for your ultimate sacrifice. Go now, like the heroes you are, go in glory, go with honour and above all go with valour. Your time is now, your sacrifice will turn the wheels of our nation, and your bones and blood will be its soil. A man can ask for no better a fate.”