Download or read book The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches written by Brian MacArthur and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-05-03 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED* Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to take up arms or the dream of Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution or Barack Obama on Selma and the meaning of America, speeches have profoundly influenced the way we see ourselves and society. Gathered here are some of the most extraordinary and memorable speeches of the last century. Some are well known, others less so, but all helped form the world we now inhabit.