Categoría: Discursos

  • Independence of Vietnam

    All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.» This immortal statement was made in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America in 1776. In a broader sense, this means: All the peoples on the earth…

  • Surrender Ceremony of Japan aboard U.S.S. Missouri

    We are gathered here, representatives of the major warring powers, to conclude a solemn agreement whereby peace may be restored. The issues, involving divergent ideals and ideologies, have been determined on the battlefields of the world and hence are not for our discussion or debate. Nor is it for us here to meet, representing as…

  • Declaration of Independence of Indonesia

    Brothers and Sisters All! I have asked you to be in attendance here in order to witness an event in our history of the utmost importance. For decades we, the People of Indonesia, have struggled for the freedom of our country—even for hundreds of years! There have been waves in our actions to win independence…

  • Speech on the King’s Address

    CLEMENT ATLEE I have had the privilege on many occasions of congratulating the Mover and the Seconder of the Address from the other side, but this is the first time on which I do so from the Treasury Bench. I echo what was said by my right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition. All…

  • Speech to the Cabinet (End of the war)

    EMPEROR HIROHITO I have listened carefully to all of the arguments opposing Japan’s acceptance of the Allied reply as it stands. My own opinion, however, has not changed. I shall now restate it. I have examined the conditions prevailing in Japan in the rest of the world, and I believe that a continuation of the…

  • Announcement Of the Dropping Of An Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima

    Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima, an important Japanese Army base. That bomb had more power than 20,000 tons of TNT. It had more than 2,000 times the blast power of the British «Grand Slam,» which is the largest bomb ever yet used in the history of warfare. The Japanese…

  • The Foolish Old Man Who Removed the Mountains

    MAO ZEDONG We have had a very successful congress. We have done three things. First, we have decided on the line of our Party, which is boldly to mobilize the masses and expand the people’s forces so that, under the leadership of our Party, they will defeat the Japanese aggressors, liberate the whole people and…

  • A la salud de la gente rusa

    Quisiera proponer que bebamos a la salud de la gente soviética, y sobre todo de la gente rusa. Bebo sobre todo a la salud de la gente rusa porque es la más excepcional de todas las naciones que constituyan la Unión Soviética. Bebo a la salud de la gente rusa, porque, durante esta guerra, ha…

  • Victory Day

    JOSIP BROZ TITO Peoples of Yugoslavia! Soldiers, non-commissioned officers and officers! Workers, peasants, and citizens! Today, May 9th, exactly forty-nine months and three days after the fascist attack on Yugoslavia, the greatest aggressive power in Europe, Germany, capitulated. On May 8th, at 23,01 hours, the German High Command signed the act of capitulation in Berlin.…

  • Victory over Germany

    The great day of victory over Germany has come. Fascist Germany, forced to her knees by the Red Army and the troops of our Allies, has acknowledged herself defeated and declared unconditional surrender. On May 7 the preliminary protocol on surrender was signed in the city of Rheims. On May 8 representatives of the German…