World's Best Orations, Volume 2
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Length 20 h 32 min
Chapters 71
First published 1900
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.
Chapters
1
The Political Career of Andrew Jackson Part 1 - Thomas H. Benton Read by Ted Lienhart 28:29
2
The Political Career of Andrew Jackson Part 2 - Thomas H. Benton Read by Ted Lienhart 20:34
3
Against the United States Bank - Thomas H. Benton Read by MaryT 13:49
4
"There is East: There is India" - Thomas H. Benton Read by vk2309 3:48
5
Preaching the Crusade - St. Bernard of Clairvaux Read by Gloria Loughry 7:07
6
Advice to Young Men - St. Bernard of Clairvaux Read by Gloria Loughry 3:47
7
Against Luxury in the Church - St. Bernard of Clairvaux Read by Gloria Loughry 2:45
8
On the Canticles - St. Bernard of Clairvaux Read by Gloria Loughry 3:48
9
Conquest and Territorial Organization - John M. Berrien Read by Ted Lienhart 10:08
10
Effect of the Mexican Conquest - John M. Berrien Read by Ted Lienhart 7:06
11
Censorship of the Press - Pierre Antoine Berryer Read by Ted Lienhart 6:58
12
Against the Assassins of President Lincoln - John A. Bingham Read by Ted Lienhart 27:18
13
A Plea for Imperial Armament Part 1 - Bismark Read by Ted Lienhart 29:40
14
A Plea for Imperial Armament Part 2 - Bismark Read by Ted Lienhart 14:10
15
Corporations Under Eminent Domain Part 1 - Jeremiah S. Black Read by Cbteddy 20:24
16
Corporations Under Eminent Domain Part 2 - Jeremiah S. Black Read by Cbteddy 6:13
17
Oration on Garfield Part 1 - James G. Blaine Read by Ted Lienhart 20:59
18
Oration on Garfield Part 2 - James G. Blaine Read by Ted Lienhart 24:58
19
Oration on Garfield Part 3 - James G. Blaine Read by Ted Lienhart 20:20
20
Military Government - Austin Blair Read by Cbteddy 7:02
21
The Character and Work of Benton - Francis Preston Blair Read by Ted Lienhart 20:32
22
The Deathbed of Benton - Francis Preston Blair Read by Natotater 5:12
23
On the Fifteenth Amendment Part 1 - Francis Preston Blair Read by Ted Lienhart 18:45
24
On the Fifteenth Amendment Part 2 - Francis Preston Blair Read by Ted Lienhart 19:29
25
The Parting of the Ways Part 1 - Richard P. Bland Read by Ted Lienhart 12:32
26
The Parting of the Ways Part 2 - Richard P. Bland Read by Ted Lienhart 18:53
27
Misfortune and Exile - Lord Bolingbroke Read by Ted Lienhart 26:45
28
Patriotism - Lord Bolingbroke Read by Ted Lienhart 3:40
29
The Life of Service - Saint Bonaventura Read by Gloria Loughry 10:38
30
Funeral Oration over the Prince of Condé Part 1 - Jacques Bénigne Bossuet Read by RobinAbbott 30:06
31
Funeral Oration over the Prince of Condé Part 2 - Jacques Bénigne Bossuet Read by RobinAbbott 9:16
32
Funeral Oration over the Prince of Condé Part 3 - Jacques Bénigne Bossuet Read by RobinAbbott 32:17
33
The Mission of America - Elias Boudinot Read by Gloria Loughry 28:21
34
The Passion of Christ Part 1 - Louis Bourdaloue Read by Nichole Evans 28:57
35
The Passion of Christ Part 2 - Louis Bourdaloue Read by KevinS 13:40
36
President Johnson's "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" Part 1 - George S. Boutwell Read by mleigh 21:15
37
President Johnson's "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" Part 2 - George S. Boutwell Read by mleigh 21:56
38
The Dred Scott Decision - John C. Breckenridge Read by mleigh 8:04
39
Will the United States Subjugate Canada? Part 1 - John Bright Read by Ted Lienhart 19:55
40
Will the United States Subjugate Canada? Part 2 - John Bright Read by Ted Lienhart 24:53
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Will the United States Subjugate Canada? Part 3 - John Bright Read by Ted Lienhart 10:14
42
Morality and Military Greatness - John Bright Read by Ted Lienhart 18:30
43
Lincoln as a Typical American - Phillips Brooks Read by Gloria Loughry 23:25
44
Power over the Lives of Others - Phillips Brooks Read by Larry Wilson 6:27
45
The Assault on Sumner - Preston S. Brooks Read by Ted Lienhart 10:20
46
Against Pitt and War with America - Lord Brougham Read by Ted Lienhart 21:17
47
Closing Argument for Queen Caroline - Lord Brougham Read by Ted Lienhart 24:31
48
A Prophecy - B. Gratz Brown Read by Gloria Loughry 27:20
49
One Century's Achievement - Henry Armitt Brown Read by Gloria Loughry 6:20
50
The Dangers of the Present - Henry Armitt Brown Read by Gloria Loughry 5:46
51
The Plea of the Future - Henry Armitt Brown Read by Gloria Loughry 2:49
52
The Value of the American Union - William Gannaway Brownlow Read by Gloria Loughry 9:56
53
Grape Shot and Hemp - William Gannaway Brownlow Read by Gloria Loughry 7:24
54
The "Cross of Gold" - William J. Bryan Read by Bill Mosley 28:25
55
The Greatness of Burns - William Cullen Bryant Read by Gloria Loughry 11:30
56
Inaugural Address - James Buchanan Read by Gloria Loughry 27:03
57
The Heavenly Footman Part 1 - John Bunyan Read by Belinda McReynolds 17:02
58
The Heavenly Footman Part 2 - John Bunyan Read by Belinda McReynolds 22:35
59
The Supreme Court - Tristam Burges Read by Gloria Loughry 19:14
60
Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 1 - Edmund Burke Read by Ariphron 28:19
61
Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 2 - Edmund Burke Read by Ariphron 32:05
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Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 3 - Edmund Burke Read by Ariphron 22:27
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Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 4 - Edmund Burke Read by Ariphron 30:00
64
Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 5 - Edmund Burke Read by Ariphron 24:54
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Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 6 - Edmund Burke Read by Ariphron 27:31
66
Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 7 - Edmund Burke Read by Ariphron 29:37
67
Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 8 - Edmund Burke Read by Ariphron 29:10
68
Against Coercing America - Edmund Burke Read by Ted Lienhart 18:10
69
Principle in Politics - Edmund Burke Read by Ted Lienhart 15:38
70
Marie Antoinette - Edmund Burke Read by Ted Lienhart 2:50
71
Massachusetts and the Sumner Assault - Anson Burlingame Read by Ted Lienhart 16:29
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