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100 World’s Greatest Speeches.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Various.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History, Modern.
- Speeches, addresses, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (444 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Prakash Books, 2018.
- Summary:
- Discover the power of words with ""100 World's Greatest Speeches: Collectable Edition."" This remarkable anthology showcases influential speeches that have shaped history and inspired change. From Martin Luther King Jr. to Winston Churchill, immerse yourself in the profound impact of oratory brilliance. 100 World's Greatest Speeches: Collectable Edition,"" a remarkable anthology Experience the power and influence of history's most impactful speeches From iconic figures like Martin Luther King Jr. to Winston Churchill Inspiring words that have shaped societies and sparked change A must-have for history enthusiasts and lovers of eloquence.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Front Matter 1
- Contents
- 1. Funeral Oration : Pericles
- 2. Sermon to the Birds: Saint Francis of Assissi
- 3. Speech to the Troops at Tilbury: Queen Elizabeth I
- 4. I Go from a Corruptible to an Incorruptible Crown: King Charles I
- 5. In the Name of God, Go: Oliver Cromwell
- 6. Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death: Patrick Henry
- 7. The Newburgh Address: George Washington
- 8. Resignation Speech: George Washington
- 9. Disapproving and Accepting the Constitution: Benjamin Franklin
- 10. First Inaugural Speech: George Washington
- 11. Abolition Speech: William Wilberforce
- 12. On the Festival of the Supreme Being: Maximilien Robespierre
- 13. On the Death of Marie Antoinette: Edmund Burke
- 14. Farewell Address: George Washington
- 15. Sixth Annual Message: Thomas Jefferson
- 16. Farewell to the Old Guard: Napoleon Bonaparte
- 17. Justice for Ireland : Daniel O'Connell
- 18. Declaration of Sentiments : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- 19. The Hypocrisy of American Slavery: Frederick Douglass
- 20. Speech to the Soldiers : Giuseppe Garibaldi
- 21. The Gettysburg Address : Abraham Lincoln
- 22. Second Inaugural Address : Abraham Lincoln
- 23. The Destructive Male : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- 24. Tribute to the Dog: George Graham Vest
- 25. What England Could Do: Keshub Chandra Sen
- 26. On Universal Religion: Keshub Chandra Sen
- 27. Are Women Persons: Susan B. Anthony
- 28. Surrender Speech : Chief Joseph
- 29. Duties of American Citizenship : Theodore Roosevelt
- 30. The Ilbert Bill and Freedom Movement: Sir Pherozeshah M. Mehta
- 31. The Congress and the Muslims : Badruddin Tyabji
- 32. Acres of Diamonds : Russell Herman Conwell
- 33. Tonic for the Hindu Mind : Swami Vivekananda
- 34. India Must Be Bled : Dadabhai Naoroji
- 35. Why I Became a Hindu : Sister Nivedita.
- 36. The Man with the Muck Rake : Theodore Roosevelt
- 37. The Tenets of the New Party : Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- 38. The Swadeshi Movement : Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- 39. Hopes Belied: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- 40. Man in the Arena : Theodore Roosevelt
- 41. Freedom or Death: Emmeline Pankhurst
- 42. The Fundamental Principle of a Republic: Anna Howard Shaw
- 43. Speech at Benaras Hindu University: Mahatma Gandhi
- 44. Power to the Soviets : Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
- 45. War Message : Thomas Woodrow Wilson
- 46. Meeting of Soldiers of the Izmailovsky Regiment : Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
- 47. Freedom Is My Birthright : Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- 48. Why Home Rule: Annie Besant
- 49. The Fourteen Points: Thomas Woodrow Wilson
- 50. Statement to the Court : Eugene Victor Debs
- 51. League of Nations: Final Address : Thomas Woodrow Wilson
- 52. In Non-Cooperation Lies Success: Chittaranjan Das
- 53. Need for a Native System : Motilal Nehru
- 54. Why I Left the Swaraj Party : Lala Lajpat Rai
- 55. Boycott the Simon Commission : Lala Lajpat Rai
- 56. On the Eve of Dandi March : Mahatma Gandhi
- 57. Muslim India within India : Muhammad Iqbal
- 58. Pleading for the Depressed Classes: B. R. Ambedkar
- 59. Address at Kingsley Hall : Mahatma Gandhi
- 60. Speech at the Round Table Conference: Mahatma Gandhi
- 61. Dominion Status: False Card in a Pack: Vithalbhai J. Patel
- 62. The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself: Franklin Roosevelt
- 63. First Fireside Chat : Franklin Roosevelt
- 64. The Pleasure of Books : William Lyon Phelps
- 65. The Fickle Leader : Subhash Chandra Bose
- 66. Abdication Speech : King Edward VIII
- 67. Speech to the Politburo: Joseph Stalin
- 68. Address to the Reichstag : Adolf Hitler
- 69. On the Nazi Invasion of Poland : Neville Chamberlain
- 70. Nazis' Aim Is Slavery: Edouard Daladier.
- 71. Blood, Toil, Sweat, and Tears : Winston Churchill
- 72. The Arsenal of Democracy : Franklin Roosevelt
- 73. The Four Freedoms : Franklin Roosevelt
- 74. What Is an American: Harold Ickes
- 75. A Date Which Will Live in Infamy: Franklin Roosevelt
- 76. I Am Still Alive : Subhash Chandra Bose
- 77. Looking to Japan for Emancipation: Rashbehari Bose
- 78. Quit India Speech: Mahatma Gandhi
- 79. D-Day Prayer: Franklin Roosevelt
- 80. Give Me Blood and I Shall Give You Freedom : Subhash Chandra Bose
- 81. Iron Curtain : Winston Churchill
- 82. The Marshall Plan : George C. Marshall
- 83. Our National Flag: Jawaharlal Nehru
- 84. A Tryst with Destiny: Jawaharlal Nehru
- 85. The Writer's Duty: William Faulkner
- 86. Address to the U.N. General Assembly : Queen Elizabeth II
- 87. Farewell Address: Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 88. Inaugural Address: John F. Kennedy
- 89. Duty, Honour, Country : General Douglas MacArthur
- 90. We Choose to Go to the Moon : John F. Kennedy
- 91. Blood and Iron: Otto Von Bismarck
- 92. On the Cuban Crisis : John F. Kennedy
- 93. A Strategy of Peace: John F. Kennedy
- 94. Ich Bin Ein Berliner : John F. Kennedy
- 95. I Am Prepared to Die: Nelson Mandela
- 96. On the Death of Martin Luther King: Robert F. Kennedy
- 97. Resigning the Presidency : Richard M. Nixon
- 98. Address on His Release from Prison: Nelson Mandela
- 99. I Am Profoundly Sorry : Bill Clinton
- 100. Yes We Can: Barack Obama
- Backcover.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Various 100 World’s Greatest Speeches
- ISBN:
- 9789358569193
- OCLC:
- 1424749606
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