The Penguin book of modern speeches / edited by Brian MacArthur.
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TextPublication details: London : Penguin, 1999Edition: 2nd rev. editionDescription: 1 online resource (xxix, 525p.)ISBN: 9780141909165 (ebook) :Other title: Twentieth-century speechesSubject(s): Speeches, addresses, etc | Literature | Speeches | General & world history | European history | History | History | Oral history | Political leaders & leadership | Political structures: democracy | Anthologies: general | Dictionaries of quotations | Politics & government | Social & cultural history | Gender studies: women & girlsAdditional physical formats: Print version :: No titleOnline access: Open e-book Summary: This is a general anthology of speeches. They range from the Sermon on the Mount to Kennedy's Ask not what speech, from the Gettysburg Address to Winston Churchill's war speeches, and from Adolf Hitler to Martin Luther. *FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED*Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to take up arms or the dream of Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution or Barack Obama on Selma and the meaning of America, speeches have profoundly influenced the way we see ourselves and society.Gathered here are some of the most extraordinary and memorable speeches of the last century. Some are well known, others less so, but all helped form the world we now inhabit.
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Previous ed.: 1993.
This is a general anthology of speeches. They range from the Sermon on the Mount to Kennedy's Ask not what speech, from the Gettysburg Address to Winston Churchill's war speeches, and from Adolf Hitler to Martin Luther. *FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED*Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to take up arms or the dream of Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution or Barack Obama on Selma and the meaning of America, speeches have profoundly influenced the way we see ourselves and society.Gathered here are some of the most extraordinary and memorable speeches of the last century. Some are well known, others less so, but all helped form the world we now inhabit.
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