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A 21st century Churchill — Zelensky's inuaguration speech turns five today

Volodymyr Zelensky came into office five years ago. He was already known as an actor and a showman. Now we also know of his courage and resolve.

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Tony Wilson
May 20, 2024
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I often plug the date into the search function on Speakola to see what ‘speech-aversary is happening today’.

For the 20th of May, there’s the ‘Chosen’ speech from Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, the closing monologue from the last episode of Roseanne, Oprah’s Smith University Commencement from 2017, Tech CEO Carol Bartz’s ‘Embrace Failure from UW-Madison 2012

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