The World's Great Speeches: Fourth Enlarged (1999) EditionLewis Copeland, Lawrence W. Lamm, Stephen J. McKenna Courier Corporation, 24 d’abr. 2012 - 944 pàgines 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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... Arms . Anniversary of Italy's Entry in the War . 488 489 VYACHESLAV M. MOLOTOV The Nazi War on Russia . 493 JOSEPH STALIN " Defend Every Inch of Soviet Soil ! ” . 495 FUMIMARO KONOYE The Triple Alliance CHIANG KAI - SHEK War Between ...
... Arms . Anniversary of Italy's Entry in the War . 488 489 VYACHESLAV M. MOLOTOV The Nazi War on Russia . 493 JOSEPH STALIN " Defend Every Inch of Soviet Soil ! ” . 495 FUMIMARO KONOYE The Triple Alliance CHIANG KAI - SHEK War Between ...
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... arms and throwing himself on the mercy of his pursuers . And there are many other devices in every danger , by which to avoid death , if a man dares to do and say everything . But this is not difficult , O Athenians , to escape death ...
... arms and throwing himself on the mercy of his pursuers . And there are many other devices in every danger , by which to avoid death , if a man dares to do and say everything . But this is not difficult , O Athenians , to escape death ...
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... arms and carried the day . And for this you call me to account ; and are not ashamed to jeer the same person for cowardice , whom you require singlehanded to overcome the might of Philip — and that , too , by words ! For what else had I ...
... arms and carried the day . And for this you call me to account ; and are not ashamed to jeer the same person for cowardice , whom you require singlehanded to overcome the might of Philip — and that , too , by words ! For what else had I ...
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... arms , had it been suspected that Philip would have acted thus when he had obtained peace . No : the assurances he then gave were quite different from the present actions . There are others also to be summoned . Who are these ? The men ...
... arms , had it been suspected that Philip would have acted thus when he had obtained peace . No : the assurances he then gave were quite different from the present actions . There are others also to be summoned . Who are these ? The men ...
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... arms , with the favor of the gods . Long enough , in pursuing cattle among the desert mountains of Lusitania and Celtiberia , you have seen no emolument from so many toils and dangers ; it is time to make rich and profitable campaigns ...
... arms , with the favor of the gods . Long enough , in pursuing cattle among the desert mountains of Lusitania and Celtiberia , you have seen no emolument from so many toils and dangers ; it is time to make rich and profitable campaigns ...
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