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The following titles are well-known examples of script within the genre.

Churchill, Winston. “We Shall Fight on the Beaches.” 4 June 1940. International Churchill Society, winstonchurchill.org/resources/speeches/1940-the-finest-hour/we-shall-fight-on-the-beaches/.

Gandhi, Mohandas K. “The ‘Quit India’ Speech.” 8 Aug. 1942. Mahatma Gandhi One Spot Information Website, Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal / Gandhi Research Foundation, www.mkgandhi.org/speeches/qui.htm.

Gehrig, Lou. “Farewell to Baseball Address.” 4 July 1939. American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches, www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/lougehrigfarewelltobaseball.htm.

Kennedy, John F. “Address to Joint Session of Congress.” 25 May 1961. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives, www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/historic-speeches/address-to-joint-session-of-congress-may-25-1961.

King, Martin Luther, Jr. “I Have a Dream.” 28 Aug. 1963. “The 1963 March on Washington,” NAACP, www.naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/1963-march-washington.

Washington, George. “Washington’s Address to Congress Resigning His Commission.” 23 Dec. 1783. Founders Online, National Archives, founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-06-02-0319-0004.

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