Socrates, Alexander the Great, Cicero, Marcus Antonius, Napoleon Bonaparte, Abraham Lincoln, Bismarck, Lenin, Ataturk, A. J. Balfour, Hitler, Roosevelt, Gandhi, Patton, Churchill, Fidel Castro, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Khomeini, Ronald Reagan, Gorbachev, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush...

Because it demonstrates how “acts” are inspired by “words,” using examples taken from the speech of world leaders both past and present, this book will help you to listen more carefully. Those historical speeches sometimes include threats, or express fear or the need to surrender; others are about justice and equality. No matter what their subject matter, there is no doubt that these speeches mark the history: they influenced societies, started or ended wars, or brought freedoms... This book is a thrilling read for everyone interested in how the world was shaped by words as much as by deeds.