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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... Turn your eyes , " said I , " to the Thessalians ! think ye , that when he first expelled their tyrants , when he then gave them up Nicæa and Magnesia , that they expected ever to have been subjected to those governors now imposed on ...
... Turn your eyes , " said I , " to the Thessalians ! think ye , that when he first expelled their tyrants , when he then gave them up Nicæa and Magnesia , that they expected ever to have been subjected to those governors now imposed on ...
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... turn our thoughts from the rights of Greece , from all foreign interests , to a defensive war , in these very territories ; whose approach must be severely felt by every one of us ; and that very day gave birth to it ; for had we not ...
... turn our thoughts from the rights of Greece , from all foreign interests , to a defensive war , in these very territories ; whose approach must be severely felt by every one of us ; and that very day gave birth to it ; for had we not ...
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... turn my eyes I see nothing but what is full of courage and energy : a veteran infantry ; cavalry , both those with and those without the bridle , composed of the most gallant nations , -you , our most faithful and valiant allies , you ...
... turn my eyes I see nothing but what is full of courage and energy : a veteran infantry ; cavalry , both those with and those without the bridle , composed of the most gallant nations , -you , our most faithful and valiant allies , you ...
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... turn against us ; for neither place nor friend will protect him whom his arms have not protected . Besides , soldiers , the same exigency does not press upon our adversaries as presses upon us ; we fight for our country , for our ...
... turn against us ; for neither place nor friend will protect him whom his arms have not protected . Besides , soldiers , the same exigency does not press upon our adversaries as presses upon us ; we fight for our country , for our ...
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... arms in their hands . But such mercy , and such clemency , if they turn those arms against you , will end in misery to yourselves . The case is , assuredly , dangerous , but you do not fear it ; yes 56 The World's Great Speeches.
... arms in their hands . But such mercy , and such clemency , if they turn those arms against you , will end in misery to yourselves . The case is , assuredly , dangerous , but you do not fear it ; yes 56 The World's Great Speeches.
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