Discursos

Resignation of the Government

Members of the Constitutent Assembly, On October 22, 1944, in Berat, the Anti-fascist National Liberation Council of Albania entrusted me…

En la plaza de mayo

Trabajadores: hace casi dos años dije desde estos mismos balcones que tenía tres honras en mi vida: la de…

Le trattative de Pace

ALCIDE DE GASPERI Ho anzitutto l’obbligo di ringraziare l’onorevole Presidente di quest’Assemblea consultiva e il signor Presidente del…

Independence of Vietnam

All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; among these are Life,…

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…

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…

Speech on the King’s Address

CLEMENT ATLEE I have had the privilege on many occasions of congratulating the Mover and the Seconder of…

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…

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…

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…