Famous Quotes — Great Leaders

Explication : Speech given on August 28, 1963 in Washington before 250,000 people, a key moment in the civil rights movement.

Explication : A poster displayed in London in June 1940, which became the symbol of the French Resistance.

Explication : Speech of June 26, 1963 in West Berlin, affirming American solidarity in the face of the Berlin Wall.

Explication : A phrase attributed to the Sun King, symbolizing French royal absolutism of the 17th century.

Explication : Speech of June 4, 1940 at the House of Commons, galvanizing the British people after Dunkirk.

Explication : A maxim attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, reflecting his military strategy based on endurance.

Explication : Slogan of the 2008 presidential campaign, which became a symbol of hope and change.

Explication : A phrase attributed to Louis XV, expressing his indifference to the future of the kingdom after his reign.

Explication : First words spoken on the Moon on July 20, 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission.

Explication : "I came, I saw, I conquered" — message sent to the Roman Senate after the Battle of Zela in 47 BC.

Explication : An open letter published in L'Aurore on January 13, 1898, denouncing the injustice of the Dreyfus affair.

Explication : Speech by Patrick Henry on March 23, 1775, a catalyst for the American Revolution.

Explication : A quote by Nelson Mandela, president of post-apartheid South Africa and 1993 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Explication : A phrase attributed to Henry IV upon his conversion to Catholicism in 1593 to accede to the throne of France.

Explication : Speech of June 12, 1987 at the Brandenburg Gate. The Berlin Wall would fall two years later.