He wept as he made his last speech to Congress, asking the poor to forgive him for having failed to relieve them.
King also returned to Bimini in 1968 to write the last speech he delivered, to the sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, before his death.
In his last speech before leaving office this week, the American ambassador went out of his way to stress his country's interest in Britain remaining at the core of Europe.
Lord Turner, in what will be his last speech to the City at the Mansion House in his current role, also broke something of a taboo among prominent British ministers and officials by speaking openly about how if the eurozone cannot save itself through making bold reforms, it should attempt to dissolve itself in what he called a "controlled rather than chaotic fashion".
It's certainly a pared back speech from last year's speech, which was kind of the kick-off of his reform effort on social security.
In his last major speech to the U.S. Army Corps of Cadets at West Point, Secretary Gates went even farther, questioning the likelihood and wisdom of the U.S. conducting major contingencies in either the Middle East or East Asia.
In his last big speech as president of Confindustria, the Italian employers' association, the elegant and telegenic Mr Montezemolo appeared to call on Italians to ditch Mr Prodi's shaky old two-wheeler and hitch their fortunes to a Formula One thoroughbred.
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During a speech last week, Mr. Page lamented press reports about Google's competition versus other companies.
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President Obama gave an excellent speech last week in Kansas about inequality in America.
He's a former State Department official who generated wide attention in a speech last month.
His speech last month was described by UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi as "narrow and uncompromising".
But in a speech last night, the president presented those facts in a careful way.
And thank you, Bob, for reminding me of my best line from the speech last night.
So his speech last weekend was in reality a plea for intervention in Kosovo.
Bernanke's lieutenant at the Fed, Donald Kohn seemed to channel his boss in a speech last week.
Nick Clegg said in his speech last week that if the government could do more, it should.
What is his message for the American people and how is it different from his speech last week?
If Mr. Khamenei's speech last month before an audience of Iranian women was any indication, the answer is no.
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Reuel Khoza, the new black boss of Eskom, the state electricity company, made a startlingly outspoken speech last year.
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Before his official reply was acknowledged on February 17th, the governor had responded indirectly, in a speech last weekend.
In a speech last week, she stressed that more power should be devolved to patients, GPs and health staff.
McCain referred to that rough patch in his victory speech last night.
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney zeroed in on this point in a speech last week in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
In a speech last Sunday night, Obama insisted inaction was not an option, especially when it comes to protecting children.
Trumka also notably attended Obama's immigration speech last week in Las Vegas.
Alexander began a speech last season by lying on the locker-room floor.
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Speaking of the haughty, French-looking Massachusetts Democrat who by the way served in Vietnam, he delivered a forceful foreign-policy speech last night.
In a speech last week, Bashir vowed to overthrow the government to "liberate" South Sudanese from the ruling party, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement.
In a speech last year, Alan Greenspan, the Fed's chairman, argued that asset prices have an important role to play in setting monetary policy.
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