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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... cause than Union, which is wearing thin, and to stop antislavery Europe from trading with the South; at the same time, you do not want to trigger a bloody slave rebellion or lose border states or preclude peace negotiations with ...
... cause than Union, which is wearing thin, and to stop antislavery Europe from trading with the South; at the same time, you do not want to trigger a bloody slave rebellion or lose border states or preclude peace negotiations with ...
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... cause for which they fell . *** MANY OF THOSE Who have spoken before me on these occasions have commended the author of that law which we now are obeying for having instituted an oration to the honor of those who sacrifice their lives ...
... cause for which they fell . *** MANY OF THOSE Who have spoken before me on these occasions have commended the author of that law which we now are obeying for having instituted an oration to the honor of those who sacrifice their lives ...
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... caution and not without some modification . The ages of Pericles , of Augustus , and of Louis XIV were indeed ages of splendor . They were unquestionably the evidence , but I must venture to believe they were the result, not the cause.
... caution and not without some modification . The ages of Pericles , of Augustus , and of Louis XIV were indeed ages of splendor . They were unquestionably the evidence , but I must venture to believe they were the result, not the cause.
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... cause of national greatness. A nation truly great cannot but excel in arts as well as in arms. And as a great mind stamps with its own impression the most common arts, so national greatness will show itself alike in the councils of ...
... cause of national greatness. A nation truly great cannot but excel in arts as well as in arms. And as a great mind stamps with its own impression the most common arts, so national greatness will show itself alike in the councils of ...
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... cause”—a profound and timeless idea, poetically presented in metaphor and a reverent tone, rolling toward its conclusion of immortality with a succession of four “that” clauses that lend themselves to rhythmic delivery—no wonder this is ...
... cause”—a profound and timeless idea, poetically presented in metaphor and a reverent tone, rolling toward its conclusion of immortality with a succession of four “that” clauses that lend themselves to rhythmic delivery—no wonder this is ...
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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