speeches

An extract from a speech by Mother Jones about the importance of agitation and the uselessness of…

Silent film star Charlie Chaplin's most famous words on screen, calling for racial equality and the abolition of national borders.

Speech given at an event in South London to celebrate the role of marginalised LGBT people in the history of queer liberation movements as part…

The following has been taken from the Commune website and was the introduction to a joint meeting they did with the Communist Workers…

The transcripts of four speeches made by Emma Goldman against conscription across the US in 1917.

A debate at the 2nd World Congress of the Comintern from July 19 to August 7, 1920 between Jack…

A lecture by John Stockwell given in October, 1987 on the inner workings of the national security council and the CIA's convert actions in Angola…

Louis Lingg's speech to the court which sentenced him to death.

A speech given by participant Ted Selander on June 3, 1984 at an anniversary celebration of the 1934 Toledo Auto-Lite strike.

Occupy Iowa City held a rally and march as part of Occupy May 1st and the national Day of Action / General Strike. This was given as a speech…

On trial for murder after a series of bombings, the revolutionary terrorist Ravachol attempted to give the following speech, not to deny his guilt, but to accept and explain it. According to contemporary accounts, he was cut off after a few words, and the speech was never delivered. He was guillotined shortly afterwards.