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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... become one of the odd artifacts of that historic day, a sobering reminder of the risk the crew ran (and tragedy did strike a space shuttle crew years later). I include it at the end of the updated edition of this anthology in a new ...
... become one of the odd artifacts of that historic day, a sobering reminder of the risk the crew ran (and tragedy did strike a space shuttle crew years later). I include it at the end of the updated edition of this anthology in a new ...
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... become president Václav Havel on improvement politics as " the art of the impossible . " We dare not neglect the media . Here you will find a calculated cacophony , from Newton Minow's warning of a " vast wasteland " to Spiro Agnew's ...
... become president Václav Havel on improvement politics as " the art of the impossible . " We dare not neglect the media . Here you will find a calculated cacophony , from Newton Minow's warning of a " vast wasteland " to Spiro Agnew's ...
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... become general and involve many nations , as the great principle shall be more and more established , that the interest of the world is peace , and its first great statute , that every nation possesses the power of establishing a ...
... become general and involve many nations , as the great principle shall be more and more established , that the interest of the world is peace , and its first great statute , that every nation possesses the power of establishing a ...
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... become a vast and splendid monument, not of oppression and terror, but of wisdom, of peace, and of liberty, upon which the world may gaze with admiration, forever. Lecturer Frances Wright Speaks on Independence Day " Patriotism , Monument.
... become a vast and splendid monument, not of oppression and terror, but of wisdom, of peace, and of liberty, upon which the world may gaze with admiration, forever. Lecturer Frances Wright Speaks on Independence Day " Patriotism , Monument.
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... become great and tall . You reach to the clouds . You are seen all round the world . I am become small- very little . I am not so high as your knee . Now you take care of me ; and I look to you for protection . Brothers! I am sorry to ...
... become great and tall . You reach to the clouds . You are seen all round the world . I am become small- very little . I am not so high as your knee . Now you take care of me ; and I look to you for protection . Brothers! I am sorry to ...
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