Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in HistoryWilliam Safire Rosetta Books, 2014 M04 22 - 1148 páginas From a Pulitzer Prize–winning author, this collection of speeches is “the most valuable kind of book, the kind that benefits mind and heart” (Peggy Noonan). This third edition of the bestselling collection of classic and modern oratory offers numerous examples of the greatest speeches ever delivered—from the ancient world to the modern. Speeches in Lend Me Your Ears span a broad stretch of history, from Gen. George Patton inspiring Allied troops on the eve of D-Day to Pericles’s impassioned eulogy for fallen Greek soldiers during the Peloponnesian War; and from Jesus of Nazareth’s greatest sermons to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s fiery speech in response to the Bush vs. Gore decision that changed the landscape of American politics in our time. Editor William Safire has collected a diverse range of speeches from both ancient and modern times, from people of many different backgrounds and political affiliations, and from people on both sides of history’s greatest battles and events. This book provides a wealth of valuable examples of great oratory for writers, speakers, and history aficionados. |
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... Quality That Makes a Ballplayer Great Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Acknowledges a Ninetieth- Birthday Tribute John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Sets Forth His Family's Creed General Patton Motivates the 3rd Army on the Eve of.
... Quality That Makes a Ballplayer Great Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Acknowledges a Ninetieth- Birthday Tribute John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Sets Forth His Family's Creed General Patton Motivates the 3rd Army on the Eve of.
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Great Speeches in History William Safire. General Patton Motivates the 3rd Army on the Eve of the Invasion of Europe Nobel Laureate William Faulkner Charges Writers with the Duty to Help Humanity Prevail President John F. Kennedy Assures ...
Great Speeches in History William Safire. General Patton Motivates the 3rd Army on the Eve of the Invasion of Europe Nobel Laureate William Faulkner Charges Writers with the Duty to Help Humanity Prevail President John F. Kennedy Assures ...
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... Army from Europe at Dunkirk— which he skillfully characterized as “ a miracle of deliverance " even as he had to acknowledge a military disaster - is a great speech because it combined the elements of occasion , forum , and delivery of ...
... Army from Europe at Dunkirk— which he skillfully characterized as “ a miracle of deliverance " even as he had to acknowledge a military disaster - is a great speech because it combined the elements of occasion , forum , and delivery of ...
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... in the southern war for two weeks, and when gentlemen get up to speak of the great deeds our army and navy have recently done, why, it goes all through me and fires up the old war spirit. I had in my first engagement three horses.
... in the southern war for two weeks, and when gentlemen get up to speak of the great deeds our army and navy have recently done, why, it goes all through me and fires up the old war spirit. I had in my first engagement three horses.
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... army , a gigantic air force , two vast navies . And we could not do this without endangering our freedom , our democracy , our way of life .... We should be clear on this point . What is convulsing the world today is not merely another ...
... army , a gigantic air force , two vast navies . And we could not do this without endangering our freedom , our democracy , our way of life .... We should be clear on this point . What is convulsing the world today is not merely another ...
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