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Book SynopsisFrom Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama, discover the most significant speeches of the modern era!
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 - from Lenin to Reagan, Thatcher to Malala. Some are well known, others less so, but all helped form the world we now inhabit.
Trade ReviewIt would be hard to do better than MacArthur's selection, which is a tribute to the breadth of his knowledge * The Times *
Time and again, MacArthur satisfies the reader's expectations. They are all here: Lloyd George's fit country for heroes, Woodrow Wilson's world made safe for democracy, Enoch Powell's River Tiber foaming with much blood. Those who hate the sound of public men may still find it hard to listen to MacArthur's voices and not be moved * The Times Literary Supplement *
Table of ContentsFeaturing speeches from figures including:
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Winston Churchill
• Franklin Roosevelt
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• John F. Kennedy
• Nelson Mandela
• Ronald Reagan
• Betty Friedan
• Margaret Thatcher
• Queen Elizabeth II
• Bill Clinton
• Barack Obama
• Malala Yousafzai
• Michelle Obama
• Hillary Clinton
