Here's how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's speeches compare with each other

On Thursday, 28 July, 2016, Hillary Clinton delivered what can be considered as one of the most important speeches of her career. Not only did she touch upon issues such as gun control, immigration, student debt and Wall Street, there were beautiful references to her family — especially her mother Dorothy. And, of course, fired shots at her Republican rival Donald Trump. In fact, Donald Trump found more than 20 mentions in her speech.Consider this:

Ask yourself: Does Donald Trump have the temperament to be Commander-in-Chief? Donald Trump can't even handle the rough-and-tumble of a presidential campaign. He loses his cool at the slightest provocation. When he's gotten a tough question from a reporter. When he's challenged in a debate. When he sees a protester at a rally. Imagine him in the Oval Office facing a real crisis. A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons.

Or this:

In Atlantic City, 60 miles from here, you'll find contractors and small businesses who lost everything because Donald Trump refused to pay his bills. People who did the work and needed the money, and didn't get it - not because he couldn't pay them, but because he wouldn't pay them."

[caption id="attachment_2923056" align="alignnone" width="825"] Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Photo: AP[/caption]What were the veracity of Clinton's claims?A New York Times piece says that Trump casinos failed on several occasions and were not nearly as successful as the businessman claims them to be. However, Trump who reportedly bankrupted his casinos, still earned in millions. Trump was himself short on cash at the time, but his bankers did give him a $450,000-a-month allowance to maintain his lifestyle, while his debts were renegotiated.Clinton, for her part, is not all clean either.In the speech given by Donald trump on 21 July, he accused Clinton of raking in "millions of dollars".

When that same secretary of state rakes in millions and millions of dollars trading access and favors to special interests and foreign powers, I know the time for action has come.

That is somewhat troubling for the former secretary of state. Although financial disclosures show that Clinton earned only her government salary, she made more than $21 million over three years, for speeches and appearances for private companies. None of those speeches was paid for by foreign governments, but some groups she addressed that can be counted as special interests.Donald Trump, in his speech, was characteristically blunt. This was a "moment of crisis for our nation," he told Republicans on the convention's final night. America faces a threat to "our very way of life."His words reflected the dystopian theme of the convention: Illegal immigrants were flooding across the border and killing Americans. Anti-police protests were leading to the shooting of officers. Terrorism was on the rise. Political correctness stifled free speech. Trade deals were sending U.S. jobs overseas.At their convention, Democrats offered their own grim picture of America — from 2008. The stock market had plummeted, unemployment soared and automakers were at risk of shutting down.Now, after nearly eight years of Barack Obama's presidency, the economy is growing. American forces killed Osama bin Laden. Millions more Americans now have medical insurance because of Obama's health care overhaul. Same-sex marriage is a constitutionally protected right.Both the hopefuls have spoken about their plans to eradicate terrorism and by extension, the Islamic State.Clinton, for her part, spoke about a lot of work to do in defeating IS, saying that it won't be easy or quick but that it will be effective.

We will not ban a religion. We will work with all Americans and our allies to fight terrorism. There's a lot of work to do... I've laid out my strategy for defeating IS. We will strike their sanctuaries from the air, and support local forces taking them out on the ground. We will surge our intelligence so that we detect and prevent attacks before they happen. We will disrupt their efforts online to reach and radicalise young people in our country. It won't be easy or quick, but make no mistake — we will prevail.

[caption id="attachment_2923066" align="alignnone" width="825"] Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Photo: AP[/caption]Trump, meanwhile, called for stamping out "Islamic terror" and terrorism in general.

To protect us from terrorism, we need to focus on three things. We must have the best intelligence-gathering operation in the world. We must abandon the failed policy of nation-building and regime change that Hillary Clinton pushed in Iraq, Libya, Egypt and Syria. Instead, we must work with all of our allies who share our goal of destroying IS and stamping out Islamic terror. This includes working with our greatest ally in the region, the State of Israel.

It is interesting to note that the two candidates, who are poles apart on a lot of issues, agree on one thing: the importance of Israel.Clinton projected herself as a leader who while understanding America's allies also cares for the veterans back home. She also spoke about supporting Israel's security.

You want a leader who understands we are stronger when we work with our allies around the world and care for our veterans here at home. Keeping our nation safe and honoring the people who do it will be my highest priority. I'm proud that we put a lid on Iran's nuclear program without firing a single shot — now we have to enforce it, and keep supporting Israel's security. I'm proud that we shaped a global climate — now we have to hold every country accountable to their commitments, including ourselves.

Trump called for shunning the policy of regime change that his rival Clinton pushed in countries such as Iraq and Egypt and for working with America's "greatest ally", Israel.

We must abandon the failed policy of nation-building and regime change that Hillary Clinton pushed in Iraq, Libya, Egypt and Syria. Instead, we must work with all of our allies who share our goal of destroying IS and stamping out Islamic terror. This includes working with our greatest ally in the region, the State of Israel.

With inputs from AP