Charlie Chaplin gave us one of the most important speeches in recorded history.
Listen to this profound and visionary monologue about world peace and global cooperation, the triumph of the spirit of humanity!
Intended of course as a parody (his character was based on Hitler) - these words and insights reach way beyond the comedic effect the were composed for.
His message is as powerful now as the time of this release, 1940.
The film is "The Great Dictator" and was this Chaplin's first true talking picture as well as his most commercially successful.