The World's Great Speeches: Fourth Enlarged (1999) EditionLewis Copeland, Lawrence W. Lamm, Stephen J. McKenna Courier Corporation, 2012 M04 24 - 944 páginas 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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... American industry , labor , and government . This is followed by a number of speeches on international affairs , and by a very full chapter on the Second World War . This chapter includes the important speeches of Chamberlain ...
... American industry , labor , and government . This is followed by a number of speeches on international affairs , and by a very full chapter on the Second World War . This chapter includes the important speeches of Chamberlain ...
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... America's Answer to Japan's Challenge . First War Address Before Congress . WENDELL L. WILLKIE " Loyal Opposition " . American Liberty CORDELL HULL The Pillars of Enduring Peace . 508 512 517 524 531 532 538 • 545 547 550 JAMES BRYANT ...
... America's Answer to Japan's Challenge . First War Address Before Congress . WENDELL L. WILLKIE " Loyal Opposition " . American Liberty CORDELL HULL The Pillars of Enduring Peace . 508 512 517 524 531 532 538 • 545 547 550 JAMES BRYANT ...
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... American principles , American greatness , American generosity - and to think that it was not a mere chance which cast the Star - spangled Banner around me , but that it was your protecting will - to know that the United States of America ...
... American principles , American greatness , American generosity - and to think that it was not a mere chance which cast the Star - spangled Banner around me , but that it was your protecting will - to know that the United States of America ...
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... American tax , what do we do ? " We , your Majesty's Commons for Great Britain , give and grant to your Majesty " what ? Our own property ! No ! " We give and grant to your Majesty " the property of your Majesty's Commons of America ...
... American tax , what do we do ? " We , your Majesty's Commons for Great Britain , give and grant to your Majesty " what ? Our own property ! No ! " We give and grant to your Majesty " the property of your Majesty's Commons of America ...
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... America . They have spoken their sentiments with freedom against this unhappy act , and that freedom has become their ... American colonies . Here are portions of his famous speech on Concilia- tion with America , delivered in the House ...
... America . They have spoken their sentiments with freedom against this unhappy act , and that freedom has become their ... American colonies . Here are portions of his famous speech on Concilia- tion with America , delivered in the House ...
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The World's Great Speeches Lewis Copeland,Lawrence W. Lamm,Stephen J. McKenna Vista previa limitada - 1999 |
The World's Great Speeches Lewis Copeland,Lawrence W. Lamm,Stephen J. McKenna Vista previa limitada - 1999 |
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