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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... better get your point across in a hurry or the channel-cruising viewer with the clicker at the ready will wipe your face from the screen. On the stump, the rip-snorting harangues of yesteryear are being replaced by instant coffee ...
... better get your point across in a hurry or the channel-cruising viewer with the clicker at the ready will wipe your face from the screen. On the stump, the rip-snorting harangues of yesteryear are being replaced by instant coffee ...
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... better than all inscriptions in every foreign nation , reposited more durably in universal remembrance than on their own tombs . From this very moment , emulating these noble patterns , placing your happiness in liberty , and liberty in ...
... better than all inscriptions in every foreign nation , reposited more durably in universal remembrance than on their own tombs . From this very moment , emulating these noble patterns , placing your happiness in liberty , and liberty in ...
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... better in themselves or as better suited to existing conditions, we leave the preference to be enjoyed. Our history hitherto proves, however, that the popular form is practicable and that, with wisdom and knowledge, men may govern ...
... better in themselves or as better suited to existing conditions, we leave the preference to be enjoyed. Our history hitherto proves, however, that the popular form is practicable and that, with wisdom and knowledge, men may govern ...
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... it . If it be to help a powerful corporation better to serve the people , whatever the opposition , do that . Expect to be called a standpatter , but don't be a standpatter . Expect to be called a demagogue , but don't be.
... it . If it be to help a powerful corporation better to serve the people , whatever the opposition , do that . Expect to be called a standpatter , but don't be a standpatter . Expect to be called a demagogue , but don't be.
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... better than a den of thieves . Let us not disguise the difficulties ; and , above all , let us not content ourselves with noble aspirations , counsels of perfection , and self- righteous advice to others . We shall need the wisdom of ...
... better than a den of thieves . Let us not disguise the difficulties ; and , above all , let us not content ourselves with noble aspirations , counsels of perfection , and self- righteous advice to others . We shall need the wisdom of ...
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