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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... Italian Campaign . On Entering Milan . On Beginning the Russian Campaign Farewell to the Old Guard Against ... Italy . LOUIS KOSSUTH America's Welcome 63 64 65 67 98 69 69 70 74 77 78 79 83 5885 85 86 86 87 87 91 98 102 103 тоб ...
... Italian Campaign . On Entering Milan . On Beginning the Russian Campaign Farewell to the Old Guard Against ... Italy . LOUIS KOSSUTH America's Welcome 63 64 65 67 98 69 69 70 74 77 78 79 83 5885 85 86 86 87 87 91 98 102 103 тоб ...
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... Italy's Entry in the War . 488 489 VYACHESLAV M. MOLOTOV The Nazi War on Russia . 493 JOSEPH STALIN " Defend Every Inch of Soviet Soil ! ” . 495 FUMIMARO KONOYE The Triple Alliance CHIANG KAI - SHEK War Between Justice and Force PIUS ...
... Italy's Entry in the War . 488 489 VYACHESLAV M. MOLOTOV The Nazi War on Russia . 493 JOSEPH STALIN " Defend Every Inch of Soviet Soil ! ” . 495 FUMIMARO KONOYE The Triple Alliance CHIANG KAI - SHEK War Between Justice and Force PIUS ...
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... Italy , in 218 B.C. TO HIS SOLDIERS IF , SOLDIERS , you shall by and by , in judging of your own fortune , preserve the same feelings which you experienced a little before in the example of the fate of others , we have already conquered ...
... Italy , in 218 B.C. TO HIS SOLDIERS IF , SOLDIERS , you shall by and by , in judging of your own fortune , preserve the same feelings which you experienced a little before in the example of the fate of others , we have already conquered ...
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... Italy with hostile standards , about to engage so much more boldly and bravely than the foe , as the confidence and courage of the assailants are greater than those of him who is defensive . Besides , suffering , injury , and indignity ...
... Italy with hostile standards , about to engage so much more boldly and bravely than the foe , as the confidence and courage of the assailants are greater than those of him who is defensive . Besides , suffering , injury , and indignity ...
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... Italy , at the entrance of Etruria , in hostility to the republic ; the number of the enemy increases every day ; and yet the general of that camp , the leader of those enemies , we see within the walls — aye , and even in the senate ...
... Italy , at the entrance of Etruria , in hostility to the republic ; the number of the enemy increases every day ; and yet the general of that camp , the leader of those enemies , we see within the walls — aye , and even in the senate ...
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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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