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This book gives an indication of Churchill's ability as an orator as well as his own politics and the history and politics of his times (spanning several decades!).
Some of the speeches are quite dry, even boring. They are still interesting to some extent as an example of how politics was discussed and debated in a different time and place... Churchill certainly seems superior to many of our current politicians.
Then you have the classic speeches, although these are, it turns out, more like classic paragraphs buried in a mound of hitherto unknown prose. But great to read them in full and come across other phrases or metaphors that are less known but still powerful.
Overall a decent read as an insight into Churchill, into rhetoric, and into sooner of the UK political developments through the first half or so of the twentieth century.
Some of the speeches are quite dry, even boring. They are still interesting to some extent as an example of how politics was discussed and debated in a different time and place... Churchill certainly seems superior to many of our current politicians.
Then you have the classic speeches, although these are, it turns out, more like classic paragraphs buried in a mound of hitherto unknown prose. But great to read them in full and come across other phrases or metaphors that are less known but still powerful.
Overall a decent read as an insight into Churchill, into rhetoric, and into sooner of the UK political developments through the first half or so of the twentieth century.
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