Dover Thrift Editions: Speeches/Quotations: Great Speeches (Paperback)

from tjsjohanna

A couple of things really stood out to me in reading these speeches. One, some of the same philosophical arguments Mr. Lincoln was arguing are the same things we argue today. His speeches sounded quite contemporary. Secondly, there are glimpses of all kinds of interesting developments in history....

from empress8411

This is a fine collection of Lincoln's speeches, spanning his time in Illinois politics and in Washington. Appelbaum did a good drop arranging and collecting these words. As for the speeches, they are illuminating. Lincoln, sometimes portrayed as a passive President, was fervent and hard-hitting ...

from MartinBodek

If I want to learn the write like a master, then I must read the master. Simply reviewing this valuable compendium is en education in itself. I now understand how and where he uses old English words, how he put together concluding sentences, how to insult without denigration, how to impress an op...