World's Best Orations, Volume 3
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Length 20 h 5 min
Chapters 85
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
Chapters
1
The Dignity of Human Nature - Horace Bushnell Read by TotalEcho 15:27
2
Article Ten (Argument Impeaching Andrew Johnson) Part 1 - Benjamin F. Butler Read by Merthin 25:28
3
Article Ten (Argument Impeaching Andrew Johnson) Part 2 - Benjamin F. Butler Read by Merthin 15:13
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The Government of the Tongue - Joseph Butler Read by Gloria Loughry 10:23
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On the Conspiracy of Catiline - Caius Julius Caesar Read by Gloria Loughry 15:18
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The Last Judgment - Daniel W. Cahill Read by Gloria Loughry 12:38
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The Art of Eloquence - John Caird Read by Gloria Loughry 27:00
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Against the Force Bill Part 1 - John C. Calhoun Read by Ariphron 32:24
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Against the Force Bill Part 2 - John C. Calhoun Read by Ariphron 20:12
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Against the Force Bill Part 3 - John C. Calhoun Read by Ariphron 29:32
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Against the Force Bill Part 4 - John C. Calhoun Read by Ariphron 23:35
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Against the Force Bill Part 5 - John C. Calhoun Read by calatravabooks 21:22
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Against the Force Bill Part 6 - John C. Calhoun Read by tingreads 29:42
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Against the Force Bill Part 7 - John C. Calhoun Read by Gloria Loughry 16:32
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Denouncing Andrew Jackson - John C. Calhoun Read by Kathleen Congdon 7:54
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Replying to Henry Clay - John C. Calhoun Read by Gloria Loughry 9:46
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Self-Government and Civilization - John C. Calhoun Read by mleigh 5:13
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Individual Liberty - John C. Calhoun Read by mleigh 4:47
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The Necessity for Courage - John Calvin Read by Gloria Loughry 10:07
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The Crisis of 1793 - Pierre Joseph Cambon Read by Micfairy252 16:43
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Mind the Master Force - Alexander Campbell Read by KerrySL 16:21
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England in Repose - George Canning Read by Gloria Loughry 15:12
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Christianity and Oppression - George Canning Read by Gloria Loughry 6:47
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Hate in Politics - George Canning Read by Gloria Loughry 10:54
25
The Edinburgh Address Part 1 - Thomas Carlyle Read by Belinda McReynolds 16:03
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The Edinburgh Address Part 2 - Thomas Carlyle Read by Belinda McReynolds 17:04
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The Heroic in History - Thomas Carlyle Read by richiehayden 9:52
28
Against Imperialism in France - Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot Read by MichaelL 18:23
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Replying to the Grand Duke Alexis - Matthew Hale Carpenter Read by mleigh 9:31
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The Louisiana Returning Board - Matthew Hale Carpenter Read by Hubert Williams 6:40
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In Favor of Universal Suffrage - Matthew Hale Carpenter Read by cmensch 5:08
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The Glories of Immortality - Alexander Carson Read by Belinda McReynolds 8:41
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American Liberty - Hampton L. Carson Read by Gloria Loughry 8:31
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American Progress and Foreign Oppression - Lewis Cass Read by Gloria Loughry 26:54
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A Plea for Republican Institutions - Emilio Castelar Read by MichaelL 18:20
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In the Campo Santo of Pisa - Emilio Castelar Read by April6090 6:01
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Against the Accomplices of Catiline - Cato Uticensis Read by Gloria Loughry 14:21
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Rome and Italy - Camillo Benso, Count di Cavour Read by Belinda McReynolds 17:21
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Humboldt and the Teutonic Intellect - Paul Amand Challemel-Lacour Read by Gloria Loughry 14:02
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When Old Things Pass Away - Thomas Chalmers Read by InTheDesert 4:00
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War and Truth - Thomas Chalmers Read by RosiesReading 3:12
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The Use of Living - Thomas Chalmers Read by RosiesReading 1:54
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Manhood Suffrage - Joseph Chamberlain Read by bobpliley 13:13
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On Jefferson Davis - Zachariah Chandler Read by bobpliley 7:16
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The Man Above the State - William Ellery Channing Read by bobpliley 14:34
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The Sovereignty of Ideas - Edwin Hubbell Chapin Read by Tressa Collins 5:26
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Peaceful Industry - Edwin Hubbell Chapin Read by RosiesReading 2:59
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The Source of Modern Progress - Edwin Hubbell Chapin Read by Adrianher 3:07
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Scientia Liberatrix - Edwin Hubbell Chapin Read by Adrianher 3:16
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Rectitude Higher Than Morality - Edwin Hubbell Chapin Read by Dirk Victor 4:34
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Thomas Jefferson and the Colonial View of Manhood Rights Part 1 - Salmon P. Chase Read by TR Love 22:46
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Thomas Jefferson and the Colonial View of Manhood Rights Part 2 - Salmon P. Chase Read by TR Love 18:42
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Three Great Eras - Salmon P. Chase Read by Gloria Loughry 9:13
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Has One Government the Right to Intervene in the Internal Affairs of Another? - Francois Rene, Viscount de Chateaubriand Read by Gloria Loughry 18:43
55
The Attempt to Subjugate America Part 1 - William, Viscount Pitt and Earl of Chatham Read by Beeswaxcandle 18:35
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The Attempt to Subjugate America Part 2 - William, Viscount Pitt and Earl of Chatham Read by Beeswaxcandle 18:46
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The English Constitution - William, Viscount Pitt and Earl of Chatham Read by Beeswaxcandle 25:51
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His Last Speech - William, Viscount Pitt and Earl of Chatham Read by Beeswaxcandle 6:52
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Good News from a Far Country - Charles Chauncy Read by SparrowHawk76 13:23
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Against Revenues from Drunkenness and Vice - Philip Dormer Stanhope, Fourth Earl of Chesterfield Read by Belinda McReynolds 15:24
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In Favor of a Stronger Navy - Langdon Cheves Read by J. L. Crafts 13:44
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False Pretenses - William Chillingworth Read by JohnnyMack 7:39
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«Farragut»: An Address at the Unveiling of the Saint-Gaudens Statue - Joseph Hodges Choate Read by Hubert Williams 23:49
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Books and Civilization in America - Rufus Choate Read by bobpliley 28:22
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The Necessity of Compromises in American Politics - Rufus Choate Read by bobpliley 27:06
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Heroism of the Early Colonists - Rufus Choate Read by bobpliley 6:39
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The Blessing of Death - Saint John Chrysostom Read by Larry Wilson 7:50
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The Heroes of Faith - Saint John Chrysostom Read by Larry Wilson 6:05
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Avarice and Usury - Saint John Chrysostom Read by Larry Wilson 2:38
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The Age of Action - Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill Read by Wren Hua 16:45
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Gladstone's Egyptian Inconsistencies - Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill Read by MattAbbottRigsbee451 20:48
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The First Oration Against Catiline Part 1 - Marcus Tullius Cicero Read by Gloria Loughry 31:51
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The First Oration Against Catiline Part 2 - Marcus Tullius Cicero Read by Gloria Loughry 21:40
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Catiline's Departure - Marcus Tullius Cicero Read by Gloria Loughry 11:49
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The Crucifixion of Gavins - Marcus Tullius Cicero Read by Gloria Loughry 14:42
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Supernatural Justice - Marcus Tullius Cicero Read by Gloria Loughry 11:22
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Cato and the Stoics - Marcus Tullius Cicero Read by Gloria Loughry 26:20
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For the Poet Archias Part 1 - Marcus Tullius Cicero Read by Gloria Loughry 14:50
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For the Poet Archias Part 2 - Marcus Tullius Cicero Read by Gloria Loughry 23:28
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The Fourth Philippic - Marcus Tullius Cicero Read by Gloria Loughry 18:20
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The Courage of Leadership - Champ Clark Read by Gloria Loughry 12:23
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A Rhapsody - Cassius M. Clay Read by Gloria Loughry 6:37
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Aspirations for the Union - Cassius M. Clay Read by Gloria Loughry 3:58
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America as a Moral Force - Cassius M. Clay Read by Gloria Loughry 6:02
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Clement C. Clay - The Subtreasury Bill Read by Wren Hua 13:31
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