Pericles And Obama Speech Comparison Essay

Whilst these two speeches are written such a long time apart, they both address many of the same topics, including the military, current state of the democratic government, and the constant positive outlook on both America and Athens. Both speeches are similar and different in their own way, however the one almost consistent similarity is the positive outlook that both Pericles and Obama have on their empire/country The speeches although written so far apart from each other, are both so similar to each other in both content and stylistic outlines.Pericles's speech was written to give as a eulogy for the fallen soldiers fighting for Athens, and to make potential soldiers feel like dying in battle is a honorable thing, and to encourage the growth of Athens army. Thousands of years president Barack Obama writes the two thousand thirteen State of the Union Address which was made to give hope to the nation about the present state and hopeful future of america., with a very …show more content…
But while the law secures equal justice to all alike in their private disputes, the claim of excellence is also recognised; and when a citizen is in any way distinguished, he is preferred to the public service, not as a matter of privilege, but the reward of merit.” (The Funeral Oration of Pericles pg.107)

Obama’s quotes, although pulled from different parts of the speech, are in a perfect alignment to the quote of Pericles. Obama first talks about how the American government, if isn't already, to be one hundred percent working of the behalf of the many, and not just one fraction of the american