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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... labor , and government . This is followed by a number of speeches on international affairs , and by a very full chapter on the Second World War . This chapter includes the important speeches of Chamberlain , Churchill , Hitler ...
... labor , and government . This is followed by a number of speeches on international affairs , and by a very full chapter on the Second World War . This chapter includes the important speeches of Chamberlain , Churchill , Hitler ...
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... Labor . CLARENCE S. DARROW 384 386 391 393 395 399 405 408 410 A Plea for Mercy 412 JOHN L. LEWIS The Rights of Labor 415 WILLIAM ALlen White Speaking for the Consumer . 417 THOMAS E. DEWEY Rendezvous with Despair 419 HERBERT HOOVER The ...
... Labor . CLARENCE S. DARROW 384 386 391 393 395 399 405 408 410 A Plea for Mercy 412 JOHN L. LEWIS The Rights of Labor 415 WILLIAM ALlen White Speaking for the Consumer . 417 THOMAS E. DEWEY Rendezvous with Despair 419 HERBERT HOOVER The ...
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... labor and study , wishing to leave behind him a memorial for all ages , at the same time of his own intellect and of their valor ? Demosthenes [ 384 ? B.C. - 322 B.C. ] Demosthenes is generally acclaimed as one of the greatest orators ...
... labor and study , wishing to leave behind him a memorial for all ages , at the same time of his own intellect and of their valor ? Demosthenes [ 384 ? B.C. - 322 B.C. ] Demosthenes is generally acclaimed as one of the greatest orators ...
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... labor and diligence , Æschines , if it proceeded from an honest heart , solicitous for your country's welfare , the fruits should have been rich and noble and profitable to all - alliances of states , supplies of money , conveniences of ...
... labor and diligence , Æschines , if it proceeded from an honest heart , solicitous for your country's welfare , the fruits should have been rich and noble and profitable to all - alliances of states , supplies of money , conveniences of ...
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... labor , and attended with continual expense . But there is one common bulwark with which men of prudence are naturally provided , the guard and security of all people , particularly of free states , against the assaults of tyrants ...
... labor , and attended with continual expense . But there is one common bulwark with which men of prudence are naturally provided , the guard and security of all people , particularly of free states , against the assaults of tyrants ...
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The World's Great Speeches Lewis Copeland,Lawrence W. Lamm,Stephen J. McKenna Vista previa limitada - 1999 |
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