Thethirdeditionofaninternationallybest-sellingcollectionofclassicandmodernoratory,LendMeYourEarsoffersnumerousexamplesofthegreatestspeecheseverdelivered—fromtheancientworldtothemodern.Speechesinthiseditionspanabroadstretchofhistory,fromGeneralGeorgePattoninspiringAlliedtroopsontheeveofD-DaytoPericles'impassionedeulogyforfallenGreeksoldiersduringthePeloponnesianWar;andfromJesusofNazareth'sgreatestsermonstoRuthBaderGinsburg'sfieryspeechinresponsetotheBushvs.GoredecisionthatchangedthelandscapeofAmericanpoliticsinourtime.EditorWilliamSafirehascollectedadiverserangeofspeechesfrombothancientandmoderntimes,frompeopleofmanydifferentbackgroundsandpoliticalaffiliations,andfrompeopleonbothsidesofhistory'sgreatestbattlesandevents.Thisbookprovidesawealthofvaluableexamplesofgreatoratoryforwriters,speakers,andhistoryaficionados.