The World's Great Speeches: Fourth Enlarged (1999) EditionLewis Copeland, Lawrence W. Lamm, Stephen J. McKenna 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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... fields of statesmanship and political life , other areas of wide interest are also represented . The new Part is divided into two sections : " XIII . The United States " and " XIV . World Affairs . " We commence the Part with President ...
... fields of statesmanship and political life , other areas of wide interest are also represented . The new Part is divided into two sections : " XIII . The United States " and " XIV . World Affairs . " We commence the Part with President ...
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... field , book popular both for enjoyable reading and as a valuable aid to public speakers . In preparing this new edition , the publishers have added many outstanding speeches of our own day , speeches delivered during the years since ...
... field , book popular both for enjoyable reading and as a valuable aid to public speakers . In preparing this new edition , the publishers have added many outstanding speeches of our own day , speeches delivered during the years since ...
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... field of hardy contention is opened . For him who no longer is , every one is ready to commend , so that to whatever height you push your deserts , you will scarce ever be thought to equal , but to be somewhat inferior to these . Envy ...
... field of hardy contention is opened . For him who no longer is , every one is ready to commend , so that to whatever height you push your deserts , you will scarce ever be thought to equal , but to be somewhat inferior to these . Envy ...
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... field ; and on him whom neither glory nor danger can move , exhortation is bestowed in vain ; for the terror in his breast stops his ears . I have called you together , however , to give you a few instructions , and to explain to you ...
... field ; and on him whom neither glory nor danger can move , exhortation is bestowed in vain ; for the terror in his breast stops his ears . I have called you together , however , to give you a few instructions , and to explain to you ...
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... field . The following speeches to his generals indicate the mental alertness of this scholar - warrior . BEFORE INVADING SILESIA , 1740 GENTLEMEN , I am undertaking a war in which I have no allies but your valor and your good will . My ...
... field . The following speeches to his generals indicate the mental alertness of this scholar - warrior . BEFORE INVADING SILESIA , 1740 GENTLEMEN , I am undertaking a war in which I have no allies but your valor and your good will . My ...
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