The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches

Download or read book The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches written by Brian MacArthur and published by Viking. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Moses to Nelson Mandela, speeches have helped both change the way we see the world and the way the world is shaped. A great orator, however, has to have the right words and the right message to inspire his or her followers. The Penguin Book of Historic Speechesgathers together the world's greatest speeches, bringing together the words of over one hundred men and women. These brilliant and passionate declarations by Disraeli, Lincoln, Gladstone, Churchill, Washington, Socrates, Pankhurst, Lenin, Gandhi and many others provide a vivid glimpse of history in the making while retaining their power to move and inspire today.