by Rob Cottingham | Jul 3, 2005 | Politics, Speechwriting
I’ve been scouring the web for the text of Nelson Mandela’s speech to Live 8 on Friday. The closest I’ve come is finding these excerpts from the BBC. Update: Jay Pausner has found the whole thing. Updateder: …Ach — it’s a speech... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 30, 2005 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Politics
If Live 8 has served no other purpose, it has spurred a fascinating dialogue about the role of culture in politics, the limits of charity-based political analysis, and just why it is that Bono is about ninety times smarter than the president of the most powerful...
