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Expanded from the original, Yes We Can! offers highlights from speeches by Barack Obama and includes his entire inaugural address as an added bonus. For this collection, speeches were chosen to showcase President Obama's powerful, inspiring rhetoric of hope and change and to represent his stands on issues such as climate, energy, service, and the Iraq war.

Brought to you by Penguin. A fresh and exciting approach to one of the most controversial subjects of our time ‘Free Speech!’ is a clarion call all over the world, yet what it means today is more contested than ever. Many cultures regard it as dangerous: in China, India, and across the...

Speeches of Note is a celebration of oratory old, new and unspoken. It is an obsessively curated, richly illustrated and sumptuously produced collection of speeches from throughout the ages. Some are surprising, inspiring, hilarious; others are moving, comforting, enlightening. Some of these speeches changed the course of history; others are all but unknown, even undelivered to this day, such as the chilling public announcement to be made by President Nixon should Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become stranded on the moon. All are extraordinary.

A day that will live in infamy.... Nothing to fear but fear itself.... Ask not what your country can do for you.... Ich bin ein Berliner.... Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. From Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Barack Obama, this collection features original speeches by the presidents of the United States. These are actual historic recordings, the sound quality represents the available audio technology of the era, and varies by recording.

Speech is the life blood of democracy, but only if we understand its true meaning, and its role in sustaining our government. Key texts from the U.S. Supreme Court, John Stuart Mill, Alexander Meiklejohn, Ida B. Wells and Charles Lawrence illuminate the immediate questions and pressing issues of...

“A historical demonstration of the indispensability of the First Amendment [and] … an earnest and timely argument for [its] enduring value.” —Kirkus Reviews "Great storytelling about the history and importance of the First Amendment, from someone who has spent his life defending — and...

A vast censorship regime has smothered America's digital marketplace of ideas, squelching free speech on vital policy issues. Its supporters regard its benefits as morally and politically beyond question. They contend it's carried out by private social media platforms, not governmental authorities. In Free Speech and Turbulent Freedom, Michael J. Glennon offers a timely and incisive response. The censors are short-sighted, he argues.

A day that will live in infamy.... Nothing to fear but fear itself.... Ask not what your country can do for you.... Ich bin ein Berliner.... Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. From Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Barack Obama, this collection features original speeches by the presidents of the United States. These are actual historic recordings. The sound quality represents the available audio technology of the era and varies by recording.

A day that will live in infamy.... Nothing to fear but fear itself.... Ask not what your country can do for you.... Ich bin ein Berliner.... Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. These are actual historic recordings. The sound quality represents the available audio technology of the era and varies by recording.

The freedom to think what you want and to say what you think has always generated a pushback of regulation and censorship. This raises the thorny question: to what extent does free speech actually endanger speech protection? This book examines today's calls for speech legislation and places it into historical perspective, using fascinating examples from the past 200 years, to explain the historical context of laws regulating speech.

"For Trump's Big Speech, an Added Pressure: No Echoes" is from the July 20, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Patrick Healy and narrated by Sam Scholl.

She is expected to speak two months before she intends to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, formally beginning a two-year negotiation with Brussels on leaving the European Union, and just after the Supreme Court rules on whether Parliament must approve that invocation.

"With Speech, Theresa May Prepares to Walk Brexit Tightrope" is from the January 08, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Steven Erlanger and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Lessons in the Delicate Art of Confronting Offensive Speech" is from the October 12, 2016 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Benedict Carey and Jan Hoffman and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Influential Donors Criticize Ted Cruz for His GOP Convention Speech" is from the July 23, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Maggie Haberman and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

A state representative heading a committee that oversees higher education asked for the cancellation of a course that examined white identity called “The Problem of Whiteness” and the dismissal of its instructor. The representative, Dave Murphy, said the course was “adding to the polarization of the races in our state.” If the university “stands with this professor, I don’t know how the university can expect the taxpayers to stand with UW-Madison.” Murphy also promised to direct his staff to screen courses in the humanities “to make sure there’s legitimate education going on.”

"Who’s Really Placing Limits on Free Speech?" is from the January 09, 2017 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Donald P. Moynihan and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Professors' Group Says Efforts to Halt Sexual Harassment Have Stifled Speech" is from the March 24, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Anemona Hartocollis and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Yellen Speech Indicates Fed Will Rethink Interest-Rate Plans" is from the June 06, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Binyamin Appelbaum and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"On Twitter, Hate Speech Bounded Only by a Character Limit" is from the October 02, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Jim Rutenberg and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Facebook Runs up Against German Hate Speech Laws" is from the November 28, 2016 Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Mark Scott and Melissa Eddy and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Questions over Melania Trump's Speech Set off Finger-Pointing" is from the July 19, 2016 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Maggie Haberman, Alan Rappeport, Patrick Healy and Jonathan Martin and narrated by Fleet Cooper.