Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in HistoryWilliam Safire 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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... human persuasion in action . To stir the blood of patriots , we have Daniel Webster reminding us of the meaning of sacrifice at Bunker Hill ; we have Judge Learned Hand transcending superpatriotism on “ I Am an American Day " ; we have ...
... human persuasion in action . To stir the blood of patriots , we have Daniel Webster reminding us of the meaning of sacrifice at Bunker Hill ; we have Judge Learned Hand transcending superpatriotism on “ I Am an American Day " ; we have ...
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... humanity. It is present with us when we read the story of ancient Rome. It [s] wells our bosoms at the view of her gigantic deeds and makes us feel that we must ever be irresistible while human nature shall remain unchanged. I have ...
... humanity. It is present with us when we read the story of ancient Rome. It [s] wells our bosoms at the view of her gigantic deeds and makes us feel that we must ever be irresistible while human nature shall remain unchanged. I have ...
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... human freedom and human happiness. And let us endeavor to comprehend in all its magnitude and to feel in all its importance the part assigned to us in the great drama of human affairs. We are placed at the head of the system of ...
... human freedom and human happiness. And let us endeavor to comprehend in all its magnitude and to feel in all its importance the part assigned to us in the great drama of human affairs. We are placed at the head of the system of ...
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... human intellect , by which to note the rise and fall of each successive error , the discovery of each important truth , the gradual melioration in our public institutions , social arrangements , and , above all , in our moral feelings ...
... human intellect , by which to note the rise and fall of each successive error , the discovery of each important truth , the gradual melioration in our public institutions , social arrangements , and , above all , in our moral feelings ...
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... human race from the thrall of despotism , religious and civil : in short , " patriotism " there is used rather to express the interest felt in the human race in general than that felt for any country , or inhabitants of a country , in ...
... human race from the thrall of despotism , religious and civil : in short , " patriotism " there is used rather to express the interest felt in the human race in general than that felt for any country , or inhabitants of a country , in ...
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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