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December 08, 2010 | 0 Comments

Inspirational Speakers, Inspirational Stories - 7 - Henry V

Of course the best all-time inspirational speech for moments when the odds seem long and the soldiers weary was penned by Shakespeare and put in the mouth of Henry V -- the "Saint Crispin's Day speech."  Henry rallies his troops before battle with the French, who outnumbered them 5 to 1, telling them that if they all died, why then that was a sufficient number of English dead.  And if they triumphed and lived, then who would want to share the glory beyond "we few, we happy few, we band of brothers."  It's a wonderful moment of bravado and charisma, and Kenneth Branagh gives it a good reading here.  Enjoy!

 

 

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