The World's Great Speeches: Fourth Enlarged (1999) EditionLewis Copeland, Lawrence W. Lamm, Stephen J. McKenna Courier Corporation, 2012 M04 24 - 944 páginas This outstanding compendium of 292 great speeches contains addresses from nearly every historical era and nation, from the formal orations of ancient Greece and the speeches of Julius Caesar, to modern-day addresses by Nelson Mandela, Ronald Regan and Václav Havel. Among the memorable speeches included here are Pericles' funeral oration, St. Bernard's advocacy of the Second Crusade, William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech, Winston Churchill's "Blood, Sweat and Tears" address, Richard Nixon's speech to the astronauts on the moon, Malcolm X's address on the Black Revolution, and many more. Readers will also find time-honored declamations by St. Francis, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Napoleon, Victor Hugo, Leon Trotzky, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Dylan Thomas, Fulton J. Sheen, Adlai Stevenson, Walter Reuther, and many others−over 240 speakers in all. For this newly updated edition, Stephen J. McKenna, Assistant Professor of English at The Catholic University of America, has added 14 important speeches delivered between 1974 and 1997. These new selections include Barbara Jordan's Opening Statement to the House Judiciary Committee for the Nixon Impeachment Proceedings (1974); Alexander Solzhenitsyn's Harvard Commencement Address (1978); Ronald Regan's First Inaugural Address (1981): Nelson Mandela's Address to a Rally in Cape Town on His Release from Prison (1990); Václav Havel's Address to a Joint Session of Congress (1990); the Earl of Spencer's Tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales (1997); and more. Rich with drama of history, the speeches in this volume will serve you time and time again by suggesting provocative themes and historical parallels, and by providing apt quotations, important reference passages, and a wide range of other valuable material. |
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... enemies of France . [ Applause . ] To conquer we have need to dare , to dare again , ever to dare ! And the safety of France is insured . “ LET FRANCE BE FREE ” The general considerations that The European Continent 77.
... enemies of France . [ Applause . ] To conquer we have need to dare , to dare again , ever to dare ! And the safety of France is insured . “ LET FRANCE BE FREE ” The general considerations that The European Continent 77.
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... applause . ] See , citizens , the fair destinies that await you . What ! you have a whole nation as a lever , its reason as your fulcrum , and you have not yet upturned the world ! To do this we need firmness and character ; and of a ...
... applause . ] See , citizens , the fair destinies that await you . What ! you have a whole nation as a lever , its reason as your fulcrum , and you have not yet upturned the world ! To do this we need firmness and character ; and of a ...
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... applause . ] You tire me by squabbling , in place of occupying yourselves with the safety of the republic ! I repudiate you all as traitors to our country ! I place you all in the same line ! " I said to them : " What care I for my ...
... applause . ] You tire me by squabbling , in place of occupying yourselves with the safety of the republic ! I repudiate you all as traitors to our country ! I place you all in the same line ! " I said to them : " What care I for my ...
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... applause of the universe . You have conquered and you will conquer still , because you are prepared for the tactics that decide the fate of battles . You are not unworthy the men who entered the ranks of a Macedonian phalanx , and who ...
... applause of the universe . You have conquered and you will conquer still , because you are prepared for the tactics that decide the fate of battles . You are not unworthy the men who entered the ranks of a Macedonian phalanx , and who ...
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... applause of his complaisant majority , that he had confidence in the twelve citizens to whose hands he intrusted the defense of the army . It was of you , gentlemen , that he spoke . And just as General Billot dictated its decision to ...
... applause of his complaisant majority , that he had confidence in the twelve citizens to whose hands he intrusted the defense of the army . It was of you , gentlemen , that he spoke . And just as General Billot dictated its decision to ...
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The World's Great Speeches Lewis Copeland,Lawrence W. Lamm,Stephen J. McKenna Vista previa limitada - 1999 |
The World's Great Speeches Lewis Copeland,Lawrence W. Lamm,Stephen J. McKenna Vista previa limitada - 1999 |
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