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...