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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... stand in need of any- thing their valor could do for it , and so made it the most glorious present . Bestowing thus their lives on the public , they have every one received a praise that will never decay , a sepulchre that will always ...
... stand in need of any- thing their valor could do for it , and so made it the most glorious present . Bestowing thus their lives on the public , they have every one received a praise that will never decay , a sepulchre that will always ...
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... stand on the fronts of their temples . For my part , I prefer these gods , -propitious as they are , and I hope will ... standing in the public streets ready to receive them . There are some passions the causes or motives of which I can ...
... stand on the fronts of their temples . For my part , I prefer these gods , -propitious as they are , and I hope will ... standing in the public streets ready to receive them . There are some passions the causes or motives of which I can ...
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... Stand from the hearse , stand from the body . SECOND CITIZEN . Room for Antony , most noble Antony . ANTONY . Nay , press not so upon me ; stand far off . ALL . Stand back . Room . Bear back . ANTONY . If you have tears , prepare to ...
... Stand from the hearse , stand from the body . SECOND CITIZEN . Room for Antony , most noble Antony . ANTONY . Nay , press not so upon me ; stand far off . ALL . Stand back . Room . Bear back . ANTONY . If you have tears , prepare to ...
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... stand alone in the hour of need . Less fortunate than you were , they will meet no brother's hand to help them in the approaching giant struggle against the leagued despots of the world ; and woe , also , to me . I will feel no joy even ...
... stand alone in the hour of need . Less fortunate than you were , they will meet no brother's hand to help them in the approaching giant struggle against the leagued despots of the world ; and woe , also , to me . I will feel no joy even ...
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... out ! [ Long , stormy applause and clapping from all sides of the house . ] Gentlemen , we stand shoulder to shoulder with Austria - Hungary . As to England's attitude , the declarations which Sir Edward 126 The World's Great Speeches.
... out ! [ Long , stormy applause and clapping from all sides of the house . ] Gentlemen , we stand shoulder to shoulder with Austria - Hungary . As to England's attitude , the declarations which Sir Edward 126 The World's Great Speeches.
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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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