007– Let Freedom Ring

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Listen: 007 – Let Freedom Ring - Full episode &nbsp; ‘By Juno’s c**t!’&nbsp; For much of history, rhetoric was studied as one of the most important elements of education.&nbsp; These days we ignore the subject; but with politicians as shameless as ever, do we thereby leave ourselves open to manipulation?&nbsp; Breakfast of Champions gets up early to take a look at some of the greatest rhetorical speakers in history.&nbsp; And Jess Phillips.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Battle of the Books - Round 7Demosthenes – The PhilippicsCicero – The Catilinarian; The PhilippicsShortcutsRobert Harris’s Cicero trilogy of novels - Imperium, Lustrum, and Dictator - is a great introduction to Cicero (there’s also a theatrical version).&nbsp; Francis Ford Coppola’s sadly flawed Megalopolis was partly inspired by the Cataline conspiracy. Shakespeare’s Julius Ceasar is famous for Anthony’s rousing rhetoric after Ceasar’s assassination.&nbsp; See, for example, Marlon Brando’s performance remains perhaps the greatest.For a couple of good films about the importance of modern rhetoric, see The King’s Speech, and The Darkest Hour.&nbsp; The real speeches themselves are all easy to find online.&nbsp; As is the soaring rhetoric of Martin Luther King, most famously his ‘I Have A Dream’ speech to hundreds of thousands of civil rights protestors at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963: Bing VideosBattle of the BoozeBreakfast wine: Nettuno red from the hills of Rome – perfect with a cold Chinese and fried egg.&nbsp; Auchenstoshan Single Malt Whisky soda chaser to turn it into a true, Imperial Breakfast of Champions!Poll of ChampionsWe want your votes!&nbsp; Which book would you save?&nbsp; Vote here!FeedbackWe’d love to hear from you with thoughts, comments, questions and suggestions – click here!Poll:&nbsp; Which great speakers from History have we not mentioned? &nbsp;