| If we look at the history of mankind, there has never | | | | were made speeches that affected the entire ancient |
| been a time when any other form of communication | | | | world. If we look back at renaissance Italy, imperial |
| equaled spoken words in terms of their value and | | | | Spain, unwieldy Russia, freedom-loving England, and |
| importance. If one traces the development of mankind | | | | revolutionary France, we will see that all experienced |
| from what he considers its earliest stage, he will find | | | | periods when the power of certain men to speak |
| that the wandering family of savages depended | | | | stirred other men into tempestuous action. |
| entirely upon what its members said to one another. A | | | | The history of the United States might almost be |
| little later, when a group of families made a clan or | | | | written as the continuous record of the influence of |
| tribe, the individuals still heard speeches of their leaders, | | | | great speakers upon others. The colonists were led to |
| or they voiced their own opinions in tribal meetings. The | | | | concerted action by persuasive speeches. The |
| spoken words of tribal leaders were viewed with | | | | Colonial Congresses and Constitutional Convention |
| respect and were obeyed without any objections. | | | | were dominated by powerful orators. The history of |
| Poetry is another form of powerful spoken words that | | | | the slavery problem is mainly the story of famous |
| was prevalent in the early societies. Poets used to | | | | speeches and debates. Most of the active |
| recite their poems to their audiences, and this was | | | | representative Americans have been leaders because |
| considered a major form of entertainment in the | | | | of their ability to impress their fellows by their power of |
| absence of contemporary entertainment means. | | | | expressing sentiments and enthusiasms which all |
| During battles, poets used their influential words (in the | | | | would voice if they could. Presidents have been |
| form of poetry) to motivate tribal fighters. The | | | | nominated and candidates elected because of this |
| wordings of wartime poems, along with the beats of | | | | equipment. |
| drums, had a great effect on raising the morale of | | | | Whether it was a small tribe in the Stone Age or a |
| fighters. This effect is similar in nature to what we now | | | | large nation such as the Roman Empire, speech and |
| feel when we hear our national anthem in a soccer | | | | spoken words have always played a big role in the |
| match. Drama was another popular form of | | | | individual and collective lives of the people. Wars have |
| entertainment, which was a valuable spreader of | | | | been won, blood has been shed, men have sacrificed |
| knowledge and religion in all primitive societies. If one | | | | their lives, and peace agreements have been made |
| analyzes the components of a drama, expressions, | | | | because of the magical words of a few who knew |
| spoken words, and the pitch and tone of an actor's | | | | how to give life to their words. And this is one thing |
| voice play an integral role in the success of a drama. | | | | that hasn't changed even with the development of |
| Every great epoch of the world's progress shows the | | | | various technologies. We are yet to see something as |
| supreme importance of speech upon human | | | | powerful as speech that influences the minds and |
| action-individual and collective. In the Roman Forum | | | | thoughts of the whole mankind. |