About the Author

William Safire, a Pulitzer Prize winner, is the most widely read writer on words. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Reviews

"This is the most valuable kind of book, the kind that benefits mind and heart... My fellow Americans, Safire is a gem." -- Peggy Noonan "A wonderful book." -- David Brinkley "A collection of diverse and stimulating historical and contemporary speeches that will prove a godsend to the student and a windfall to the librarian... Nothing less than comprehensive." -- Library Journal "To teach and to please, some Greek once advised, is the function of great rhetoric, and Safire has put together [a] volume that embod[ies] those functions and their power." -- Booklist