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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... continue to seek leadership or instruction through the speaking voice of another person who presents a position in an organized and persuasive fashion. Certain elements of classic oratory are sure to remain: salutations, for example ...
... continue to seek leadership or instruction through the speaking voice of another person who presents a position in an organized and persuasive fashion. Certain elements of classic oratory are sure to remain: salutations, for example ...
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... continue to say “an” hospital, “an” historical fact, “an” horse. It seems to me the Congress of Women, now in session, should look to it. I think “an” is having a little too much to do with it. It comes of habit, which accounts for many ...
... continue to say “an” hospital, “an” historical fact, “an” horse. It seems to me the Congress of Women, now in session, should look to it. I think “an” is having a little too much to do with it. It comes of habit, which accounts for many ...
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... continue to fight satanic enemies and bloodthirsty mercenaries , on land , in the air , and on the sea . In these circumstances , the warning sounded by the philosopher - president Thomas Masaryk to the Czechoslovak nation when it ...
... continue to fight satanic enemies and bloodthirsty mercenaries , on land , in the air , and on the sea . In these circumstances , the warning sounded by the philosopher - president Thomas Masaryk to the Czechoslovak nation when it ...
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... continues , and you see now that the words of your Irgun fighters were not vain words : it is Hebrew arms which ... continue to foster the aspiration of full independence . Citizens of the Hebrew state , soldiers of Israel , we are ...
... continues , and you see now that the words of your Irgun fighters were not vain words : it is Hebrew arms which ... continue to foster the aspiration of full independence . Citizens of the Hebrew state , soldiers of Israel , we are ...
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... continues , remove into the unsettled country , there establish yourselves , and leave an ungrateful country to defend itself . But who are they to defend ? Our wives , our children , our farms , and other property which we leave behind ...
... continues , remove into the unsettled country , there establish yourselves , and leave an ungrateful country to defend itself . But who are they to defend ? Our wives , our children , our farms , and other property which we leave behind ...
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