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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Great Speeches in History William Safire. President Nixon's Prepared Text in case the Apollo XI Moon Landing Ended in Tragedy Permissions Preface A Curator at the National Archives in Washington called.
Great Speeches in History William Safire. President Nixon's Prepared Text in case the Apollo XI Moon Landing Ended in Tragedy Permissions Preface A Curator at the National Archives in Washington called.
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... called upon to articulate the hope , pride , or grief of all . The speaker becomes the cynosure , the brilliant object of guidance ; he or she is all alone out there on the cusp , and the world stops to look and listen . That instant ...
... called upon to articulate the hope , pride , or grief of all . The speaker becomes the cynosure , the brilliant object of guidance ; he or she is all alone out there on the cusp , and the world stops to look and listen . That instant ...
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... called an iron curtain . Go ahead , the metaphor may be trite , but give it a shot . And you can use it derivatively : if you're writing about China , boost the analogy to a bamboo curtain , or , in a rousing speech to an underwear ...
... called an iron curtain . Go ahead , the metaphor may be trite , but give it a shot . And you can use it derivatively : if you're writing about China , boost the analogy to a bamboo curtain , or , in a rousing speech to an underwear ...
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... called a democracy . How different soever in a private capacity , we all enjoy the same general equality our laws are fitted to preserve ; and superior honors just as we excel . The public administration is not confined to a particular ...
... called a democracy . How different soever in a private capacity , we all enjoy the same general equality our laws are fitted to preserve ; and superior honors just as we excel . The public administration is not confined to a particular ...
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... scarcely felt in the civilized world . The thirteen little colonies of North America habitually called themselves the " continent . " Borne down by colonial subjugation , monopoly, and bigotry, these vast regions of the South were.
... scarcely felt in the civilized world . The thirteen little colonies of North America habitually called themselves the " continent . " Borne down by colonial subjugation , monopoly, and bigotry, these vast regions of the South were.
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Abraham Lincoln American arms army attack audience believe blessings blood British called capital punishment Catiline Chief Seattle Christ citizens civil cloning Constitution Court death Declaration defend delivered democracy democratic duty enemy Everett Dirksen evil faith Father fear feel fight force freedom friends gentlemen German give glory hath heart honor hope House human human cloning judge justice Kennedy kill leaders League of Nations liberty Lincoln live Lloyd Bentsen look Lord means military mind nation never Nixon O. J. Simpson ourselves Parliament patriotism peace political President principles question religion remember Republic Revolution Richard Nixon Robert Frost Senate sermon slave slavery soldiers soul South Vietnam Soviet Soviet Union speak speech spirit suffering talk tell things thought truth Union United victory Winston Churchill women words