Since Athens is considered the birthplace of democracy, the ancient Greek statesman Pericles must be considered its father.

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Kennedy, and it was good for Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The fifth-century B.C. Athenian leader Pericles understood this well. In his famous Funeral Oration, delivered at the end of the ...

Pericles’ Funeral Oration is regarded as one of the greatest speech sof all time. Public Domain In 431 BCE, the Athenian statesman Pericles delivered one of the most influential speeches of all time, ...

The pomp and circumstance of University President Maurie McInnis’ traditional Yale inauguration unfolded self-consciously on a backdrop of rising hostility toward universities in national politics.

Let us consider, as a provisional hypothesis, that Aspasia played a more significant role in crafting the Funeral Oration than Pericles, with democracy and freedom representing “the golden thread in ...

Modern audiences know Pericles best for the funeral oration he delivered in 431 BC, which acclaimed author Steven Pressfield suggests may have “marked the pinnacle of Athens’ Golden Age.” ...

Donald Trump’s “Golden Age” of Corruption and Cronyism The miraculously resurrected president promised in his inaugural speech to resurrect a country that was doing quite well without him at ...

After appraising all the repertoire of communications options available to leaders – speeches, interviews, diaries, memoirs, fiction and fable – they might still come up short in originality, ...