For many thousands of years people have used oratory to influence others but what exactly makes a speech great? Is it the choice of words the feelings they express the passion with which the speaker delivers them the circumstances or the lasting effect that the speech has on what other people think or do or even on the course of history? Open up this book to find out The speeches in Speeches that Changed the World are divided into the following chapters Ancient history Love Religion Science Patriotism Philosophy Humanity & liberty Sport Politics & War Many of them have inspired people to act some have changed the way people think or look at the world Others have changed the course of events across the globe
- sometimes for the better at other times with devastating results All have chronicled our history
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With over a million copies already sold this is the newly updated edition of the definitive collection of great speeches ancient & modern From calls to arms to demands for peace & from cries of freedom to words of inspiration this stirring anthology captures the voices of prophets & politicians rebels & tyrants soldiers & statesman placing them in historical context This revised edition

Includes:: speeches that have shaped the modern world from Aung San Suu Kyi on freedom to Al Gore on the environment & from Malala Yousafzai on the education of women to Pope Francis on peace A biography of each speechmaker reveals how they came to stand at the crossroads of history & each speech is accompanied by an introduction explaining its historical context & how it influenced the momentous events of the day
- as well as those that followed Moving & thought-provoking this new edition will continue to inspire & enlighten readers offering them a fascinating perspective on historical milestones through the power of the spoken word Contents include Nelson Mandela Malala Yousafzai Barack Obama Pope Francis Martin Luther King Elizabeth I Oliver Cromwell George Washington Napoleon Bonaparte Abraham Lincoln Emmeline Pankhurst Mahatma Gandhi Adolf Hitler Joseph Stalin Franklin D Roosevelt Charles de Gaulle General George S Patton Mao Zedong Malcolm X Vaclav Havel Mikhail Gorbachev Indira Gandhi & Winston Churchill to name a few


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With over a million copies already sold this is the newly updated edition of the definitive collection of great speeches ancient & modern From calls to arms to demands for peace & from cries of freedom to words of inspiration this stirring anthology captures the voices of prophets & politicians rebels & tyrants soldiers & statesman placing them in historical context This revised edition

Includes:: speeches that have shaped the modern world from Aung San Suu Kyi on freedom to Al Gore on the environment & from Malala Yousafzai on the education of women to Pope Francis on peace A biography of each speechmaker reveals how they came to stand at the crossroads of history & each speech is accompanied by an introduction explaining its historical context & how it influenced the momentous events of the day
- as well as those that followed Moving & thought-provoking this new edition will continue to inspire & enlighten readers offering them a fascinating perspective on historical milestones through the power of the spoken word Contents include Nelson Mandela Malala Yousafzai Barack Obama Pope Francis Martin Luther King Elizabeth I Oliver Cromwell George Washington Napoleon Bonaparte Abraham Lincoln Emmeline Pankhurst Mahatma Gandhi Adolf Hitler Joseph Stalin Franklin D Roosevelt Charles de Gaulle General George S Patton Mao Zedong Malcolm X Vaclav Havel Mikhail Gorbachev Indira Gandhi & Winston Churchill to name a few


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