The words of our time : speeches that made a difference 2001-2011 / John Shosky.

Introduction : speeches that make a difference -- Moral authority -- "The hard life must be worthwhile" / Aung San Suu Kyi -- "To form a more perfect union . we can move beyond some of our old racial wounds" : 2008 Philadelphia speech about race, religion and politics / Barack Obama -- "A sense of solidarity" : 2002 remarks about Cuba at Florida International University / Václav Havel -- UK governance -- "We are at our best when at out boldest" : 2002 Labour Party Conference speech / Tony Blair -- "Britain is not a follower. It is a leader" : 2007 resignation speech / Tony Blair -- "A devalued Prime Minister, of a devalued government" : 2009 European Parliament speech / Dan Hannan -- "This country needs change" : 2010 Conservative Party Conference speech / David Cameron -- "We will not lose our soul" : 2010 Liberal Democrat Party Conference speech / Nick Clegg -- "The new generation of Labour is different" : 2010 Labour Party Conference speech / Ed Miliband.

A changing world -- "Massive poverty and obscene inequality are the terrible scourges of our time" : 2005 London speech on global poverty / Nelson Mandela -- "The resilience of our people" : 2006 inaugural speech as Liberia's President / Ellen Johnson Sirleaf -- "the confrontation of two cultures" : 2003 speech at conference in Mexico / Evo Morales -- "Hunger cannot wait" : 2003 speech at G8 Summit / Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva -- "Yesterday, the devil came here" : 2006 speech at the United Nations / Hugo Chavez -- "History has given Russia a unique opportunity" : 2009 speech at Davos / Vladimir Putin -- "A crisis of the denaturing of capitalism" : 2010 speech at Davos / Nicolas Sarkozy -- "The moving finger of history" : 2003 speech at World Political Forum / Benazir Bhutto -- "We are building a new India" : 2010 Indian Independence Day speech / Manmohan Singh -- The global financial crisis -- "china's emergence as a global leader" : 2008 speech at National Committee for US-China Relations / Henry M. Paulson, Jr. -- "Housing is central to the human condition" : 2007 speech in Macau / Alphonso Jackson -- "Britain remains a great economic power" : 2010 foreign policy speech at Lord Mayor's Banquet / David Cameron -- "We now live in a new world" : 2011 speech at Lord Mayor's Dinner for the City of London's Bankers and Merchants / Michael Bear -- "The British dilemma" : 2011 speech at Lord Mayor's Dinner for the City of London's Bankers and Merchants / George Osborne -- "This economic healing will take a while" : 2011 remarks to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Economic Symposium / Ben Bernanke -- "To protect Britain's national interests" : 2011 comments to the House of Commons after European Council meeting / David Cameron.

The war on terrorism -- "Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists" : 2001 speech before a joint session of Congress / George W. Bush -- "The kaleidoscope has been shaken" : 2001 Labour Party Conference speech / Tony Blair -- "The threat comes from Iraq" : 2002 Cincinnati speech / George W. Bush -- "The right of this place to vote" : 2003 resignation speech / Robin Cook -- Globalization -- "Faith and reason" : 2006 lecture on Christianity and Islam / Pope Benedict XVI -- "A new beginning" : 2009 University of Cairo remarks on US-Islamic relations / Barack Obama -- "We must build stronger societies" : 2011 Munich speech on multiculturalism / David Cameron -- Israel and Palestine -- "Worthy of a genuine state" : 2003 speech before the Palestinian Legislative Council -- "We want to see a parallel commitment" : 2010 speech in New Orleans on Israel's security / Binyamin Netanyahu -- "Israel is what is right with the Middle East" : 2011 remarks before a joint session of Congress / Binyamin Netanyahu -- "We are at the heart of the Arab Spring" : 2011 remarks to the European Council / Mahmud Abbas -- Arab Spring -- "The next decade of the Middle East is going to be defined by optimism" : 2011 remarks to the royal United Services Institute on events in the Middle East / Douglas Alexander -- "The right side of history" : 2011 remarks to the National Democratic Institute concerning the Arab Spring / Hillary Clinton -- "Vigorous Arab world in the years to come" : 2011 remarks to the International Institute for Strategic Studies / Amr Moussa -- "The gates of the future" : 2011 remarks to the World Economic Forum / King Abdullah II of Jordan.

The occupy movement -- "The end of an era" : 2011 remarks at Occupy Amsterdam on the views and influence of the Occupy Movement / Ronald Jan Heijn -- "False terms, mystifying our perception" : 2011 remarks to Occupy Wall Street on legitimacy of Occupy protests / Slavoj Žižek -- Science and politics -- "Embryos ... are not spare parts" : 2006 remarks on stem cell policy / George W. Bush -- "Ethical imperative to help cure diseases" : 2006 response to Presidential veto of stem cell legislation / Diana DeGette -- Opposition voices in America's 2012 Presidential election -- "Freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone" : 2007 speech on faith and American politics : Mitt Romney -- "A ground up call to action" : 2010 remarks to the inaugural Tea Party Convention / Sarah Palin -- "Earned American exceptionalism" : 2011 remarks at Reagan Library about the up-coming American presidential election / Chris Christie -- Eulogy -- "Unbearable grief and pain" : 2002 eulogy for Australian victims of Bali terrorist attack / John Howard -- "Freedom and opportunity for ordinary people" : 2004 eulogy via video at Reagan funeral / Margaret Thatcher -- "[Living} up to our children's expectations" : 2011 eulogy for Tucson shooting victims, including Congresswoman Gabby Giffords / Barack Obama.

This is a book of the most influential speeches given since entering the new millennium. It is a timely book, capturing contemporary and powerful expressions of ideas and reasoning. Global in perspective, these speeches stand as unmediated and authentic testaments to the profound impact of great words and persuasive vision. Our ideas, mindset, politics, and culture have changed to reflect national and global events of immense magnitude, such as international terrorism, the rise of new wealth in the developing world, austerity in Europe and the United States, shifting global power arrangements, and new opportunities for investment and influence. These speeches define our present history and will be used by historians to understand us in the years and centuries to come. These are the words of our time.

Includes bibliographical references and index.