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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... military, diplomatic, and moral goals. Standing in that rotunda with its incongruous juxtaposition of writings on display, and turning that imaginary assignment over in my mind, this recovered speechwriter confronted the larger question ...
... military, diplomatic, and moral goals. Standing in that rotunda with its incongruous juxtaposition of writings on display, and turning that imaginary assignment over in my mind, this recovered speechwriter confronted the larger question ...
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... military disaster that led to the evacuation of the British Army from Europe at Dunkirk— which he skillfully characterized as “ a miracle of deliverance " even as he had to acknowledge a military disaster - is a great speech because it ...
... military disaster that led to the evacuation of the British Army from Europe at Dunkirk— which he skillfully characterized as “ a miracle of deliverance " even as he had to acknowledge a military disaster - is a great speech because it ...
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... military . But that was a fine scriptwriter's version of what Patton said just before the Normandy invasion . Other versions of the general's go - get - ' em rouser can be found in the published Patton Papers and on the Internet ...
... military . But that was a fine scriptwriter's version of what Patton said just before the Normandy invasion . Other versions of the general's go - get - ' em rouser can be found in the published Patton Papers and on the Internet ...
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... military - industrial complex . " To stir our soul , we listen to Jesus ' Sermon on the Mount ; Lincoln's curious sermon at his second inaugural ; Rabbi Louis Finkelstein at the White House ; and Billy Graham preaching.
... military - industrial complex . " To stir our soul , we listen to Jesus ' Sermon on the Mount ; Lincoln's curious sermon at his second inaugural ; Rabbi Louis Finkelstein at the White House ; and Billy Graham preaching.
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... military - economic bloc that would dominate all of Europe , all of Africa , most of Asia , and perhaps even Russia and South America . Even to do that , we would have to spend most of our national income on tanks and guns and planes ...
... military - economic bloc that would dominate all of Europe , all of Africa , most of Asia , and perhaps even Russia and South America . Even to do that , we would have to spend most of our national income on tanks and guns and planes ...
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