Beers&Politics

Categoría: Discursos

  • «The lady’s not for turning»

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    Mr chairman, ladies and gentlemen, most of my Cabinet colleagues have started their speeches of reply by paying very well deserved tributes to their junior Ministers. At Number 10 I have no junior Ministers. There is just [ Denis Thatcher ] Denis and me, and I could not do without him. I am, however, very…

  • Republican National Convention Acceptance Address

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    RONALD REAGAN Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you. (They’re singing our song.) Thank you very much. Thank you. You’re singing — You’re singing our song. Well, the first thrill tonight was to find myself for the first time in a long time in a movie on prime time. But this, as…

  • Statement on the Iran Rescue Mission

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    Late yesterday, I cancelled a carefully planned operation which was underway in Iran to position our rescue team for later withdrawal of American hostages, who have been held captive there since November 4. Equipment failure in the rescue helicopters made it necessary to end the mission. As our team was withdrawing, after my order to…

  • Discurs d’investidura

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    Honorable senyor President, senyores i senyors Diputats, en compliment de l’encàrrec que em va fer l’Honorable President del Parlament, i d’acord amb el que estableix la Disposició Transitòria Cinquena del nostre Estatut, em correspon presentar davant d’aquest Parlament de Catalunya la meva candidatura com a President de la Generalitat als efectes de la qual, i…

  • True Liberation Of Women

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    For several decades the All-India Women’s Conference has been the organized voice of the women of India. I have never been a member of any women’s organization but have been interested enough to keep track of their activities and to lend the helping hand whenever I could. I am glad that at long last the…

  • Speech on Afghanistan

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    I come to you this evening to discuss the extremely important and rapidly changing circumstances in Southwest Asia. I continue to share with all of you the sense of outrage and impatience because of the kidnaping of innocent American hostages and the holding of them by militant terrorists with the support and the approval of…

  • Foreign Policy Of Great Britain

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    As I speak today, 1979 – and with it the 1970s– has less than two weeks to run. I myself will have some reason to remember both the year and the decade with affection. But in general few, I suspect, will regret the passing of either. The last 10 years have not been a happy…

  • The Crisis of Confidence

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    Good evening. This is a special night for me. Exactly 3 years ago, on July 15, 1976, I accepted the nomination of my party to run for President of the United States. I promised you a President who is not isolated from the people, who feels your pain, and who shares your dreams and who…

  • Socialistas antes que marxistas

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    Quiero advertir ante todo que hablo como militante del partido y no como secretario general. También quiero recordar a todos los compañeros que han valorado positivamente nuestra gestión en esta difícil etapa. A ellos todo mi agradecimiento y mi reconocimiento, y también a todos los compañeros y compañeras que la rechazaron, que la criticaron, y…

  • Discurso de investidura

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    Muchas gracias, señor Presidente. Con su venia. Señoras y señores Diputados, por designación de S. M. el Rey comparezco ante SS. SS. en un acto cuya significación y alcance se delimitan en el artículo 99 de nuestra Constitución. Me propongo, pues, en estricto cumplimiento del mandato constitucional, formular los principios programáticos básicos, trazar las coordenadas…