This collection of speeches from one of the great orators in history includes the legendary Gettysburg Address, as well as several others that reveal Lincoln's passion for anti-slavery, his belief in human dignity, his hope for a new age of freedom and his gift with the spoken word. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.