A Second Law?

Text for discussion: Deuteronomy 1.  

The children of Israel get ready to go into the Promised Land for the second time.  Deuteronomy 1 begins with a significant speech of Moses.  What is a significant speech that shaped your life?  

The hymn: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross. (public domain).  

The engraving: (the subject is Moses with the tablets of the Ten Commandments) by Gustave Dore, public domain.