David Lange’s legacy
It’s always refreshing to hear someone talk with great ability and passion. It’s equally refreshing to hear someone talk about our human society in a humane way. Former New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange did this on quite a few occasions. One most notable occasion being at the Oxford Union debate in 1985 where he argued that “nuclear weapons are morally indefensible”. A debate which he won and for which he was accorded a standing ovation from both sides of the house. This speech can be read and listened to online and if you don’t know who Mr. David Lange was and/or are up for a speech that was spoken both from the heart and from the mind, I suggest you do check it out.
Also, below you can listen to ‘Nuclear Weapons Are Morally Indefensible’, a derivative work incorporating audio from the recording of David Lange’s Oxford Union debate speech. The accompanying music was composed and produced by Andrew B. White, aka Tomorrowpeople.
To download this MP3 file, please visit publicaddress.net.
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on June 19th, 2006 at 9:20 am
I was looking for an audio copy of this speech ages ago! the text read really well. but i’m definately gonna give this a listen now! cheers pete!
on June 19th, 2006 at 2:33 pm
he got a standy ovation even before he started speaking.
on March 29th, 2007 at 5:05 am
Gone but never forgotten David Lange; a towering intellect, driven, compassionate, and one of the world’s great orators.