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1、The35GreatestSpeechesinHistoryIfamanwishestobecomeagreatorator,hemustfirstbecomeastudentofthegreatoratorswhohavecomebeforehim.Hemustimmersehimselfintheirtexts,listeningfortheturnsofphrasesandtextualsymmetries,thepausesandcrescendos,themetaphorsandmelodiesthathaveenabledthegreatestspeeches
2、tostandthetestoftime.Therewasnotcurrentlyaresourceonthewebtomylikingthatofferedthemanwhowishedtostudythegreatestorationsofalltime-fromancienttomodern-notonlyalistofthespeechesbutalinktothetextandaparagraphoutliningthecontextinwhichthespeechwasgiven.Sowedecidedtocreateoneourselves.TheArtof
3、Manlinessthusproudlypresentsthe“35GreatestSpeechesinWorldHistory,”thefinestlibraryofspeechesavailableontheweb.Thesespeechesliftedheartsindarktimes,gavehopeindespair,refinedthecharactersofmen,inspiredbravefeats,gavecouragetotheweary,honoredthedead,andchangedthecourseofhistory.Itismydesiret
4、hatthislibrarywillbecomealastingresourcenotonlytothosewhowishtobecomegreatorators,buttoallmenwhowiselyseekoutthegreatmentorsofhistoryasguidesonthepathtovirtuousmanhood.Iknowthatreadersofblogsareoftenmorelikelytoskimthantoreadin-depth.ButIchallengeyou,gentlemen,toattemptaprogramofstudyinwh
5、ichyoureadtheentiretyofoneofthesegreatspeecheseachandeveryday.Ifoundtheprocessofcompilingandreadingthesespeechestobeenormouslyinspiringandedifying,andIfeelconfidentthatyouwillfindthemequallyso.Howdidwecompilethislist?Greatoratoryhasthreecomponents:style,substance,andimpact.Style:Agreatspe
6、echmustbemasterfullyconstructed.Thebestoratorsaremastersofboththewrittenandspokenword,andusewordstocreatetextsthatarebeautifultobothhearandread.Substance:Aspeechmaybefloweryandcharismaticallypresented,andyetlackanytruesubstanceatall.Greatoratorymustcenteronaworthytheme;itmustappealtoandin
7、spiretheaudience’sfinestvaluesandideals.Impact:Greatoratoryalwaysseekstopersuadetheaudienceofsomefactoridea.Theverybestspeecheschangeheartsandmindsandseemasrevelatoryseveraldecadesorcenturiesremovedaswhentheywerefirstgiven.Andnowforthespeeches.TheodoreRoosevelt,“Dut
