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World's Best Orations, Volume 2

World's Best Orations, Volume 2

by Various

About this book

Who does not delight in oratory? How we gather to hear even an ordinary speaker! How often is a jury swayed and controlled by the appeals of counsel! Do we not all feel the magic of the power, and when occasionally we are permitted to listen to a great orator how completely we lose ourselves and yield in willing submission to the imperious and impetuous flow of his speech!

We have not confined ourselves to any one profession or field of eloquence. The pulpit, the bar, the halls of legislation, and the popular assembly have each and all been called upon for their best contributions. The single test has been, is it oratory? the single question, is there eloquence? The reader and student of every class will therefore find within these pages that which will satisfy his particular taste and desire in the matter of oratory. - Summary by David J. Brewer

This is Volume 2 of 10.

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  1. 1The Political Career of Andrew Jackson Part 1 - Thomas H. Benton28:29 · read by Ted Lienhart
  2. 2The Political Career of Andrew Jackson Part 2 - Thomas H. Benton20:34 · read by Ted Lienhart
  3. 3Against the United States Bank - Thomas H. Benton13:49 · read by MaryT
  4. 4"There is East: There is India" - Thomas H. Benton3:48 · read by vk2309
  5. 5Preaching the Crusade - St. Bernard of Clairvaux7:07 · read by Gloria Loughry
  6. 6Advice to Young Men - St. Bernard of Clairvaux3:47 · read by Gloria Loughry
  7. 7Against Luxury in the Church - St. Bernard of Clairvaux2:45 · read by Gloria Loughry
  8. 8On the Canticles - St. Bernard of Clairvaux3:48 · read by Gloria Loughry
  9. 9Conquest and Territorial Organization - John M. Berrien10:08 · read by Ted Lienhart
  10. 10Effect of the Mexican Conquest - John M. Berrien7:06 · read by Ted Lienhart
  11. 11Censorship of the Press - Pierre Antoine Berryer6:58 · read by Ted Lienhart
  12. 12Against the Assassins of President Lincoln - John A. Bingham27:18 · read by Ted Lienhart
  13. 13A Plea for Imperial Armament Part 1 - Bismark29:40 · read by Ted Lienhart
  14. 14A Plea for Imperial Armament Part 2 - Bismark14:10 · read by Ted Lienhart
  15. 15Corporations Under Eminent Domain Part 1 - Jeremiah S. Black20:24 · read by Cbteddy
  16. 16Corporations Under Eminent Domain Part 2 - Jeremiah S. Black6:13 · read by Cbteddy
  17. 17Oration on Garfield Part 1 - James G. Blaine20:59 · read by Ted Lienhart
  18. 18Oration on Garfield Part 2 - James G. Blaine24:58 · read by Ted Lienhart
  19. 19Oration on Garfield Part 3 - James G. Blaine20:20 · read by Ted Lienhart
  20. 20Military Government - Austin Blair7:02 · read by Cbteddy
  21. 21The Character and Work of Benton - Francis Preston Blair20:32 · read by Ted Lienhart
  22. 22The Deathbed of Benton - Francis Preston Blair5:12 · read by Natotater
  23. 23On the Fifteenth Amendment Part 1 - Francis Preston Blair18:45 · read by Ted Lienhart
  24. 24On the Fifteenth Amendment Part 2 - Francis Preston Blair19:29 · read by Ted Lienhart
  25. 25The Parting of the Ways Part 1 - Richard P. Bland12:32 · read by Ted Lienhart
  26. 26The Parting of the Ways Part 2 - Richard P. Bland18:53 · read by Ted Lienhart
  27. 27Misfortune and Exile - Lord Bolingbroke26:45 · read by Ted Lienhart
  28. 28Patriotism - Lord Bolingbroke3:40 · read by Ted Lienhart
  29. 29The Life of Service - Saint Bonaventura10:38 · read by Gloria Loughry
  30. 30Funeral Oration over the Prince of Condé Part 1 - Jacques Bénigne Bossuet30:06 · read by RobinAbbott
  31. 31Funeral Oration over the Prince of Condé Part 2 - Jacques Bénigne Bossuet9:16 · read by RobinAbbott
  32. 32Funeral Oration over the Prince of Condé Part 3 - Jacques Bénigne Bossuet32:17 · read by RobinAbbott
  33. 33The Mission of America - Elias Boudinot28:21 · read by Gloria Loughry
  34. 34The Passion of Christ Part 1 - Louis Bourdaloue28:57 · read by Nichole Evans
  35. 35The Passion of Christ Part 2 - Louis Bourdaloue13:40 · read by KevinS
  36. 36President Johnson's "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" Part 1 - George S. Boutwell21:15 · read by mleigh
  37. 37President Johnson's "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" Part 2 - George S. Boutwell21:56 · read by mleigh
  38. 38The Dred Scott Decision - John C. Breckenridge8:04 · read by mleigh
  39. 39Will the United States Subjugate Canada? Part 1 - John Bright19:55 · read by Ted Lienhart
  40. 40Will the United States Subjugate Canada? Part 2 - John Bright24:53 · read by Ted Lienhart
  41. 41Will the United States Subjugate Canada? Part 3 - John Bright10:14 · read by Ted Lienhart
  42. 42Morality and Military Greatness - John Bright18:30 · read by Ted Lienhart
  43. 43Lincoln as a Typical American - Phillips Brooks23:25 · read by Gloria Loughry
  44. 44Power over the Lives of Others - Phillips Brooks6:27 · read by Larry Wilson
  45. 45The Assault on Sumner - Preston S. Brooks10:20 · read by Ted Lienhart
  46. 46Against Pitt and War with America - Lord Brougham21:17 · read by Ted Lienhart
  47. 47Closing Argument for Queen Caroline - Lord Brougham24:31 · read by Ted Lienhart
  48. 48A Prophecy - B. Gratz Brown27:20 · read by Gloria Loughry
  49. 49One Century's Achievement - Henry Armitt Brown6:20 · read by Gloria Loughry
  50. 50The Dangers of the Present - Henry Armitt Brown5:46 · read by Gloria Loughry
  51. 51The Plea of the Future - Henry Armitt Brown2:49 · read by Gloria Loughry
  52. 52The Value of the American Union - William Gannaway Brownlow9:56 · read by Gloria Loughry
  53. 53Grape Shot and Hemp - William Gannaway Brownlow7:24 · read by Gloria Loughry
  54. 54The "Cross of Gold" - William J. Bryan28:25 · read by Bill Mosley
  55. 55The Greatness of Burns - William Cullen Bryant11:30 · read by Gloria Loughry
  56. 56Inaugural Address - James Buchanan27:03 · read by Gloria Loughry
  57. 57The Heavenly Footman Part 1 - John Bunyan17:02 · read by Belinda McReynolds
  58. 58The Heavenly Footman Part 2 - John Bunyan22:35 · read by Belinda McReynolds
  59. 59The Supreme Court - Tristam Burges19:14 · read by Gloria Loughry
  60. 60Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 1 - Edmund Burke28:19 · read by Ariphron
  61. 61Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 2 - Edmund Burke32:05 · read by Ariphron
  62. 62Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 3 - Edmund Burke22:27 · read by Ariphron
  63. 63Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 4 - Edmund Burke30:00 · read by Ariphron
  64. 64Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 5 - Edmund Burke24:54 · read by Ariphron
  65. 65Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 6 - Edmund Burke27:31 · read by Ariphron
  66. 66Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 7 - Edmund Burke29:37 · read by Ariphron
  67. 67Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 8 - Edmund Burke29:10 · read by Ariphron
  68. 68Against Coercing America - Edmund Burke18:10 · read by Ted Lienhart
  69. 69Principle in Politics - Edmund Burke15:38 · read by Ted Lienhart
  70. 70Marie Antoinette - Edmund Burke2:50 · read by Ted Lienhart
  71. 71Massachusetts and the Sumner Assault - Anson Burlingame16:29 · read by Ted Lienhart

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