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Madeleine K Albright
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
Dickinson College Commencement - May 18, 2014
May 18, 2014
President Roseman, members of the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, distinguished guests and parental units—but most of all, Class of 2014, good morning. I'm so happy to be with you. As a former professor and current mother and grandmother, I confess that I just love commencement ceremonies. I love the ceremony because of the academic settings. And I love this outfit—seriously! And although I love to daydream during commencement speeches, I want to begin by thanking you for this invitation and for the honorary degree, which I will always treasure. […]
Dalia Grybauskaite
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
Commencement Address at Georgetown School of Foreign Service - May 18, 2013
May 18, 2013
As prepared for delivery. Dear Professors, Dear Students, Dear Guests, Thank you for a very generous introduction. And thank you for the honorable degree. Georgetown University was an extremely important stage in my life. My office in Vilnius overlooks the beautiful campus of Vilnius University. Vilnius University was founded in the 16th century by the Jesuits, like Georgetown. I remember when 21 years ago I first came to Georgetown for the Pew Economic Freedom Fellows program. Travelling from the newly independent Lithuania, still via Moscow, and still unsure whether they […]
Grace Napolitano
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
Address at the 2008 Democratic National Convention - Aug. 25, 2008
August 25, 2008
first-hand that America's middle class families desperately need change. This is especially true for minorities. We cannot afford four more years the gridlock and that stagnation that currently reigns in Washington. There's an old Mexican saying: "dime con quien andas, y te dire quien eres." "Tell me who your friends are, and I'll tell you who you are." Senator McCain has voted lockstep with Bush 90 percent of the time. Anyone who is a friend of Bush 90 percent of the time isn't a friend of America’s working families. We […]
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
categories: Speeches, U.S. House Committee/Subcommittee Meeting/Hearing
Hearing on "A Crisis Mismanaged: Obama's Failed Syria Policy" - June 5, 2013
June 5, 2013
It’s been over two years since the popular uprisings sparked up across Syria against al-Assad and his murderous regime. Amidst the backdrop of the Arab Spring, thousands of Syrians demonstrated against Assad calling for the despotic ruler to step down, to release political prisoners, and institute democratic reforms. These protesters were met swiftly with the harsh hand of Assad as he unleashed his police who doled out brutal beatings upon the demonstrators, resulting in many deaths. Now as we enter our third year of this conflict, the Assad regime has […]
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
categories: Speeches, U.S. House Committee/Subcommittee Meeting/Hearing
Hearing on "American NGOs Under Attack in Morsi's Egypt" - June 12, 2013
June 12, 2013
Over two years ago the improbable happened. Millions of Egyptians filled Tahrir Square and streets all across Egypt demanding the end of the Hosni Mubarak regime and ushering in a new, democratic era; an era that would be free of government corruption and free of police brutality and an era that would allow all Egyptians to exercise their freedoms of speech, expression, assembly and religion. But as we all know, the transition to true democracy is often an arduous task that takes time and commitment, and it must be responsive […]
Jennifer M Granholm
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Clean Power, Good Jobs, Energy Independence - April 21, 2011
April 21, 2011
Hello, I’m Jennifer Granholm, and I am working with Pew Charitable Trusts to help lead their campaign for clean energy policy in America. In fact, the Clean Power, Good Jobs, Energy Independence campaign is co-chaired by Senator John Warner, the former U.S. senator from Virginia, and me. I’m a Democrat, he’s a Republican. He is the former head of the Armed Services Committee and is co-chairing Pew’s campaign because he knows the importance of energy security from a defense perspective. I am co-chairing because as the former governor of Michigan, […]
Sarah Palin
Speeches
Address at CPAC 2013 - March 16, 2013
March 16, 2013
Thank you, Senator Cruz. Oh America, send more like Ted Cruz, please. We need ‘em. He—coming from Alaska’s little sister state of Texas—he, like a good Texan, he comes to town, he chews barbed wire and he spits out rust. That’s what we need. And I was just thinking how much I like Texans. One reason: they don’t mess around with our Second Amendment rights. All this stuff coming lately from the White House to take away the good guys’ freedom, and the right to protect ourselves with the most […]
Sarah Palin
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Address at CPAC 2012 - Feb. 11, 2012
February 11, 2012
Thank you so much. And to Millie and all of her good work at the NRA—as a lifetime member of the NRA, I so appreciate your efforts—they are protecting our Second Amendment rights. Thank you, Millie. She’s not just a Mama Grizzly—she’s a Mama Grizzly who’s probably packin’—so don’t mess with Millie. Truly, I thank you so much, and I am honored to get to be here. The last time I was in D.C., my family and I were here cruising on Harley Davidsons with Rolling Thunder, which is the […]
Christine Todd Whitman
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Politics in an Age of Partisanship: A Prescription for Change - July 23, 2009
July 23, 2009
Whitman gave this address at Walden University. Thank you very much, President Kaplan, for that introduction. I am delighted to be here today amongst so many of you and to be able to share a few of my thoughts about what I see happening in the political landscape of this particular century right now, and it’s been going on for a while. I was asked to speak specifically about politics in the age of partisanship and a prescription for change. And I have to admit that as I look at […]
Maggie Hassan
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches, Victory Speech
Victory Speech - Nov. 6, 2012
November 6, 2012
Maggie Hassan’s victory speech after being elected New Hampshire’s 81st governor. Thank you, thank you to all of you for your hard work and your support throughout this campaign. Most of all, thank you to the people of New Hampshire for the trust you have placed in me. I will not let you down. I will work as hard as I can every day to serve you and to build a stronger, more innovative New Hampshire, where our businesses can grow, flourish and create good jobs for our people. I […]