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At every pivotal moment in American history there has been a great
speech. Speeches inspired the Revolution and healed the wounds of
the Civil War. Speeches abolished slavery, won women the right to
vote, and sent millions of Americans into wars overseas. At their
best, speeches can frame the issues of the day and inspire the
nation to great acts.
Words That Changed America brings together one hundred of the most
influential and important speeches in our history.
In the chapter titled "Revolution," Patrick Henry demands liberty
or death in 1775; Elizabeth Cady Stanton declares the self-evident
truth that "all men and women" are created equal in 1848; and
Martin Luther King describes his dream in 1963.
In "Free Speech," Elijah Lovejoy, an abolitionist publisher,
defends the freedom of the press in 1837--days before a pro-slavery
mob will kill him for exercising it. Eugene Debs gives the defiant
"Canton, Ohio Speech" opposing World War I, for which he is
jailed.
In "America's Place in the World," George Washington warns
Americans in his 1796 Farewell Address against entangling alliances
with Europe; Woodrow Wilson declares war on Germany in 1917;
Franklin D. Roosevelt draws America further into World War II with
his "Arsenal of Democracy" speech; John F. Kennedy announces his
commitment to human rights (and opposition to Communism) in his
bold 1961 Inaugural Address; and Ronald Reagan stands at the Berlin
Wall in 1987 and dares Mikhail Gorbachev to tear it down.
Rounding out speeches of clear historical importance are selections
chosen for their depth, spirit, and humor. Eli Wiesel describes the
dangers of indifference. Lou Gehrig, stricken with the disease that
now bearshis name, bids farewell to Yankees fans. And Mark Twain
ponders the weather in New England.
The result is a vivid, engaging history of America, drawn in the
words of the men and women who shaped it.
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