In a week of speeches that swirled from the sublime to the ridiculous or were simply just boring, the recent United Nations General Assembly debate reached some notable exceptions. Among the sonorous drone of 193 addresses, either restating the obvious or repeating by rote the contemporary global mantra of climate change, the Palestinians and endemic poverty, some chiefs of state reached rhetorical pinnacles.
U.S. President Donald Trump's measured but firm address set the stage for speeches by other presidents, prime ministers and potentates.
I've selected three particularly poignant speeches that, beyond being oracles of the obvious, also presented delegates with a common sense but often overlooked perspective.