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Best Honorverse Political Speech
Post by TFLYTSNBN   » Fri Dec 14, 2018 4:27 pm

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I will srart out by nominating Queen Elizebeth Winton's speach Chapter 41, MISSION OF HONOR.
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Re: Best Honorverse Political Speech
Post by tlb   » Fri Dec 14, 2018 7:00 pm

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I like Honor's statement of principle when she explained to Reginald Houseman what the Honor of the Queen demanded in chapter 18 of that book.
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Re: Best Honorverse Political Speech
Post by cthia   » Tue Dec 18, 2018 1:14 pm

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TFLYTSNBN wrote:I will srart out by nominating Queen Elizebeth Winton's speach Chapter 41, MISSION OF HONOR.

I had to revisit that speech FLY, and I agree on it as a nomination. Same as the first time I read it, I imagine the emotions Ariel captured from her bond with the Soul of Steel as she delivered it.

I also liked the speech Beth gave to her opponents when they wouldn't support the war effort when she told them "You'll rue the day." Brrr!

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: Best Honorverse Political Speech
Post by cthia   » Tue Dec 18, 2018 1:17 pm

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tlb wrote:I like Honor's statement of principle when she explained to Reginald Houseman what the Honor of the Queen demanded in chapter 18 of that book.

All of Honor's speeches were powerful. I liked the speech Hamish gave, was it Janacek, about not being able to believe that he could be any stupider if he hadn't seen it for himself.

Janacek kept rising to the occasion. LOL

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: Best Honorverse Political Speech
Post by stewart   » Tue Dec 25, 2018 6:12 pm

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cthia wrote:
tlb wrote:I like Honor's statement of principle when she explained to Reginald Houseman what the Honor of the Queen demanded in chapter 18 of that book.

All of Honor's speeches were powerful. I liked the speech Hamish gave, was it Janacek, about not being able to believe that he could be any stupider if he hadn't seen it for himself.

Janacek kept rising to the occasion. LOL


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Not a "speech" to the general public, but I would nominate Sorrow Singer's "Declaration of War"

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Re: Best Honorverse Political Speech
Post by Galactic Sapper   » Tue Dec 25, 2018 9:08 pm

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Barregos's announcement in UH is fairly noteworthy as well.
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Re: Best Honorverse Political Speech
Post by Daryl   » Tue Dec 25, 2018 9:32 pm

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Honor's graduation speech to the midshipmen, on Saganami.
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Re: Best Honorverse Political Speech
Post by Imaginos1892   » Tue Dec 25, 2018 10:15 pm

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I had an idea for what Elizabeth could have said to High Ridge after Thunderbolt:

You've spent four years preparing this shit sandwich and NOW you want to share? Oh, no. It's all yours. Bon appetit, asshole!
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Re: Best Honorverse Political Speech
Post by TFLYTSNBN   » Wed Dec 26, 2018 6:52 pm

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Daryl wrote:Honor's graduation speech to the midshipmen, on Saganami.



From Shadow of Saganami?
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Re: Best Honorverse Political Speech
Post by Daryl   » Wed Dec 26, 2018 8:46 pm

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From memory, yes.
TFLYTSNBN wrote:
Daryl wrote:Honor's graduation speech to the midshipmen, on Saganami.



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