Book description
From Moses to Nelson Mandella, 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 Speeches gathers 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.
Brian MacArthur has had a distinguished career in journalism. He was
founder editor of the
Today
newspaper and of
The Times Higher Education Supplement
, editor of the
Western Morning News
and deputy editor of the
Sunday Times.
He has edited
The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches
, the companion volume to this book, and is the author of
For King
and Country
and
Surviving the Sword
.
