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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... means whereby he may avoid death ; for in battle it is frequently evident that a man might escape death by laying down his arms and throwing himself on the mercy of his pursuers . And there are many other devices in every danger , by ...
... means whereby he may avoid death ; for in battle it is frequently evident that a man might escape death by laying down his arms and throwing himself on the mercy of his pursuers . And there are many other devices in every danger , by ...
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... means of living has been taken away , which both dissolves friendships and perverts relationships into enmity , and involves all men in wars and factions , it is not possible that we shall not be of one mind , and entertain toward one ...
... means of living has been taken away , which both dissolves friendships and perverts relationships into enmity , and involves all men in wars and factions , it is not possible that we shall not be of one mind , and entertain toward one ...
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... means of the Thebans been brought into Attica - that the sea had become unnavigable by the excursion of pirates from Euboea ! All this would they have said sure enough , and a great deal besides . A wicked , wicked thing , O Athenians ...
... means of the Thebans been brought into Attica - that the sea had become unnavigable by the excursion of pirates from Euboea ! All this would they have said sure enough , and a great deal besides . A wicked , wicked thing , O Athenians ...
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... means Philip achieved most of his successes , and you will be told , by his army , and by his bribing and corrupting ... mean to the good and great . How can this possibly be ? my However , if you are determined , Æschines , to ...
... means Philip achieved most of his successes , and you will be told , by his army , and by his bribing and corrupting ... mean to the good and great . How can this possibly be ? my However , if you are determined , Æschines , to ...
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... mean to deprecate , not justice , but severity . Nay , their wish is that a law which you have admitted , established by ... means : and far be ever from the commonwealth so unfortunate a situation . Yet , when such was the case , you ...
... mean to deprecate , not justice , but severity . Nay , their wish is that a law which you have admitted , established by ... means : and far be ever from the commonwealth so unfortunate a situation . Yet , when such was the case , you ...
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The World's Great Speeches Lewis Copeland,Lawrence W. Lamm,Stephen J. McKenna Previsualització limitada - 1999 |
The World's Great Speeches Lewis Copeland,Lawrence W. Lamm,Stephen J. McKenna Previsualització limitada - 1999 |
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