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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... German People . 127 JEAN JAURÈS Last Speech 128 RENÉ VIVIANI The Spirit of France 129 CARDINAL MERCIER Coronation Day Sermon 132 GEORGES CLEMENCEAU One Aim : Victory . 136 ALEXANDER KERENSKY To Workingmen and Soldiers . 139 LEON TROTZKY ...
... German People . 127 JEAN JAURÈS Last Speech 128 RENÉ VIVIANI The Spirit of France 129 CARDINAL MERCIER Coronation Day Sermon 132 GEORGES CLEMENCEAU One Aim : Victory . 136 ALEXANDER KERENSKY To Workingmen and Soldiers . 139 LEON TROTZKY ...
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... German Conquests . 470 471 No More Territorial Demands . 474 480 484 BENITO MUSSOLINI A Call to Arms . Anniversary of Italy's Entry in the War . 488 489 VYACHESLAV M. MOLOTOV The Nazi War on Russia . 493 JOSEPH STALIN " Defend Every ...
... German Conquests . 470 471 No More Territorial Demands . 474 480 484 BENITO MUSSOLINI A Call to Arms . Anniversary of Italy's Entry in the War . 488 489 VYACHESLAV M. MOLOTOV The Nazi War on Russia . 493 JOSEPH STALIN " Defend Every ...
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... Germans surrounded Paris in 1870 , Gambetta escaped in a balloon — a dramatic feat in those days . When peace and order came , he turned over his powers to the new republic . This speech was delivered in 1873 . TO THE DELEGATES FROM ...
... Germans surrounded Paris in 1870 , Gambetta escaped in a balloon — a dramatic feat in those days . When peace and order came , he turned over his powers to the new republic . This speech was delivered in 1873 . TO THE DELEGATES FROM ...
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... German states and to make Prussia dominant in Europe . It is part of an address on war and armaments made by Bismarck before the German Reichstag in 1888 that we reproduce here . WAR AND ARMAMENTS IN EUROPE I DO NOT speak willingly ...
... German states and to make Prussia dominant in Europe . It is part of an address on war and armaments made by Bismarck before the German Reichstag in 1888 that we reproduce here . WAR AND ARMAMENTS IN EUROPE I DO NOT speak willingly ...
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... German people has exhibited when compared with others . At any rate , God has placed us in a position where our neighbors will prevent us from falling into a condition of sloth - of wallowing in the mire of mere existence . The bill ...
... German people has exhibited when compared with others . At any rate , God has placed us in a position where our neighbors will prevent us from falling into a condition of sloth - of wallowing in the mire of mere existence . The bill ...
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