Lawyers know the big speeches in American history: Franklin Delano Roosevelt declaring a “date that will live in infamy,” Abraham Lincoln consecrating the ground at Gettysburg and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. urging racial equality at the Lincoln Memorial. But there are lesser-known speeches that teach legal-department leaders valuable lessons, in the workplace and in life. Here are my five favorites.
1. Winston Churchill eulogizing Neville Chamberlain (London, 1940). In May 1940, Churchill replaced Chamberlain as prime minister. In November 1940, Chamberlain died. It fell to Churchill to deliver the eulogy for his political foe.
