I Have a Dream and Glory and Hope were two speeches given respectively by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela in times of great need ; at times when racially motivated ignorance and arrogance were woven into the rare gaps of human understanding. At first glance, the aspects of humanity and general tranquility seem to be in natural accord. Philosophers have wrestled with the reason behind the absolute absence of peace since everyone, by both classical and modern definitions, desires peace; conflict arises from disagreement about how to achieve it. The I Have a Dream speeches are similar both linguistically and structurally in that both speakers apply 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. Through his egalitarian reasoning, King pushed the definition and perception of human rights to then-impracticable limits in the most diplomatic and affable manner. Who would have imagined that in 1994, almost thirty years later, the issue of racial equivalence would be addressed by Nelson Mandela during his swearing-in ceremony in the face of apartheid South Africa. The belief of both men, Mandela and King, can be summed up in a mantra proposed 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 which literary techniques are effective. and which ones aren't. The most common rhetorical device in I Have a Dream is anaphora, the repetition of a sequence...... central part of the paper... not being present. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela share the ability to speak eloquently and relevantly at the same time; this ability is demonstrated in their speeches and this is why they still maintain a level of modern relevance. Kate Chopin wrote eloquently: “I like to entertain the illusion that he has not spoken to anyone else so directly, so intimately as he does to me” Nelson Mandela said: “There is no easy path to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the top of the mountain 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.