Speeches That Shaped the Modern World

A collection of the most potent and memorable speeches given since the year 1900. Historic images make each chapter a fascinating journey through time. These speeches have recurring themes of politics and diplomacy, war and peace, freedom and justice, civil rights and human rights. What they all have in common is the rhetoric: the power of persuasion. Across 15 nations, the most powerful and influential men and women of the last 100 years speak on everything from women's suffrage to human rights.