I Have a Dream and Glory and Hope were two speeches given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela respectively at the time of great need; in times when ignorance and racial pride intertwined in the rare gaps in human understanding. At first glance, the facets of humanity and general tranquility seem to fit together naturally. Philosophers have struggled to understand the reason for the absolute absence of peace, because everyone, by classical and modern definitions, longs for peace; conflict arises from disagreement over how to obtain it. The I Have a Dream speeches are similar both linguistically and structurally in that both speakers apply a strong emotional appeal to support their proposals for freedom, justice, and social equality. From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before more than 200,000 Americans on August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. provoked original notions of American ideals with his Cardinal I Have a Dream speech. Despite his inciting egalitarian reasoning, King pushed the definition and perception of human rights to then-impractical limits, in the most diplomatic and affable manner. Who could have imagined that in 1994, almost thirty years later, the debate on racial equivalence would be addressed by Nelson Mandela during his inauguration ceremony in the face of South African apartheid? The belief of both men, Mandela and King, can be summed up in a mantra offered in both speeches: let freedom ring. Each speech demonstrates a unique way of articulating what they want to express while maintaining separate and distinct choices about effective literary techniques. and which ones are not. The most common rhetorical device in I Have a Dream is anaphora, the repetition of a sequence......in the middle of a sheet......without being present. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela share the ability to speak simultaneously with eloquence and relevance; this ability is demonstrated in their speeches and that is why they still have a level of modern relevance. Kate Chopin eloquently wrote: “I like to entertain the illusion that he spoke to no one else as directly, as intimately, as he spoke to me. » Nelson Mandela said: “There is no easy path to freedom anywhere, and many of us will. must pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the summit of our desires. » Works Cited King, Martin Luther, Jr. “I have a dream. » March on Washington. Lincoln Memorial: Washington. August 28, 1963. Address. Mandela, Nelson “Glory and Hope”. Cape Town. May 9, 1994. Address. Mandela, Nelson “In His Own Words” New York, NY: Little, Brown and, 2003. Print.