100 World's Greatest Speeches
When John F. Kennedy stood in front of his countrymen and inspired them to ask themselves what they could do for their country, when Subhash Chandra Bose demanded blood for freedom, when Frederick Douglass scoffed at the irony of a black man speaking at the Fourth of July celebrations, the power of their spoken word left their audience spellbound.
Taking you on a journey into the world of rhetoric, this priceless edition encapsulates speeches that have lasted through the ages. From those delivered to make peace to those delivered during wars, from religious orations to political oratory, this edition features iconic personalities such as Pericles, Queen Elizabeth, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama and many more.
