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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... Democracy " The Arsenal of Democracy " Freedom of the Seas . For a Declaration of War Against Japan America's Answer to Japan's Challenge . First War Address Before Congress . WENDELL L. WILLKIE " Loyal Opposition " . American Liberty ...
... Democracy " The Arsenal of Democracy " Freedom of the Seas . For a Declaration of War Against Japan America's Answer to Japan's Challenge . First War Address Before Congress . WENDELL L. WILLKIE " Loyal Opposition " . American Liberty ...
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... Democracy Movement .. 879 NELSON MANDELA Address to a Rally in Cape Town on His Release from Prison VÁCLAV HAVEL Address to a Joint Session of Congress . 882 886 1992 POLITICAL CONVENTIOn Speeches by HIV - INFECTED WOMEN Democratic ...
... Democracy Movement .. 879 NELSON MANDELA Address to a Rally in Cape Town on His Release from Prison VÁCLAV HAVEL Address to a Joint Session of Congress . 882 886 1992 POLITICAL CONVENTIOn Speeches by HIV - INFECTED WOMEN Democratic ...
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... DEMOCRACY THE grave discussions on economical questions which for some time past have disturbed the peace of several countries of the world are growing in frequency and intensity to such a degree that the minds of thoughtful men are ...
... DEMOCRACY THE grave discussions on economical questions which for some time past have disturbed the peace of several countries of the world are growing in frequency and intensity to such a degree that the minds of thoughtful men are ...
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... Democracy . ” Not much exception is taken to the former , i.e. , " Christian Socialism , ” but many excellent men find the term " Christian Democracy ” objectionable . They hold it to be very ambiguous and for this reason open to two ...
... Democracy . ” Not much exception is taken to the former , i.e. , " Christian Socialism , ” but many excellent men find the term " Christian Democracy ” objectionable . They hold it to be very ambiguous and for this reason open to two ...
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... democracy , both in its philological and philosophical significations , implies popular government , yet in its present application it is so to be employed that , removing from it all political sig- nificance , it is to mean nothing ...
... democracy , both in its philological and philosophical significations , implies popular government , yet in its present application it is so to be employed that , removing from it all political sig- nificance , it is to mean nothing ...
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The World's Great Speeches Lewis Copeland,Lawrence W. Lamm,Stephen J. McKenna Previsualització limitada - 1999 |
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