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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... Fights Pope Urban II Launches the First Crusade Queen Elizabeth Inveighs against the Spanish Armada Patrick Henry Ignites the American Revolution An Indian Chief Pledges Help General Washington Talks His Officers Out of Insurrection ...
... Fights Pope Urban II Launches the First Crusade Queen Elizabeth Inveighs against the Spanish Armada Patrick Henry Ignites the American Revolution An Indian Chief Pledges Help General Washington Talks His Officers Out of Insurrection ...
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... Fight Terrorism XIII . Commencement Speeches President Woodrow Wilson Calls the Midshipmen to Their Duty . Editor William Allen White Calls the Prewar Generation to Its Duty Language Maven William Safire Denounces the Telephone as the ...
... Fight Terrorism XIII . Commencement Speeches President Woodrow Wilson Calls the Midshipmen to Their Duty . Editor William Allen White Calls the Prewar Generation to Its Duty Language Maven William Safire Denounces the Telephone as the ...
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... fight on the beaches " peroration , not only was the prime minister's deep - throated delivery forcefully defiant in a hushed Parliament , and broadcast to the world , but the overriding reason was the historic occasion : at that moment ...
... fight on the beaches " peroration , not only was the prime minister's deep - throated delivery forcefully defiant in a hushed Parliament , and broadcast to the world , but the overriding reason was the historic occasion : at that moment ...
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... fight a world war ; Art Buchwald kids them , Mario Cuomo instructs their parents , and Lane Kirkland warns them , in the words of his favorite western villain , " life ain't going to be like anything you ever heard of before . " That ...
... fight a world war ; Art Buchwald kids them , Mario Cuomo instructs their parents , and Lane Kirkland warns them , in the words of his favorite western villain , " life ain't going to be like anything you ever heard of before . " That ...
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... fight for his freedom and that of his neighbor. An American is one who will sacrifice property, ease, and security in order that he and his children may retain the rights of free men. An American is one in whose heart is engraved the ...
... fight for his freedom and that of his neighbor. An American is one who will sacrifice property, ease, and security in order that he and his children may retain the rights of free men. An American is one in whose heart is engraved the ...
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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