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The World's Best Orations, Volume 2

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The World's Best Orations, Volume 2 by Various. 71 sections, 20 hr 31 min. Public domain recording (LibriVox).

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Length
20 hr 31 min
Sections
71
Language
English
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LibriVox volunteers
Source
LibriVox
Internet Archive
worldsbestorations2_2401_librivox
Rights
Public domain — LibriVox recording of a public-domain text

Chapters

  1. 01 - The Political Career of Andrew Jackson Part 1 - Thomas H. Benton 28:29
  2. 02 - The Political Career of Andrew Jackson Part 2 - Thomas H. Benton 20:34
  3. 03 - Against the United States Bank - Thomas H. Benton 13:49
  4. 04 - "There is East: There is India" - Thomas H. Benton 3:48
  5. 05 - Preaching the Crusade - St. Bernard of Clairvaux 7:07
  6. 06 - Advice to Young Men - St. Bernard of Clairvaux 3:47
  7. 07 - Against Luxury in the Church - St. Bernard of Clairvaux 2:45
  8. 08 - On the Canticles - St. Bernard of Clairvaux 3:48
  9. 09 - Conquest and Territorial Organization - John M. Berrien 10:08
  10. 10 - Effect of the Mexican Conquest - John M. Berrien 7:06
  11. 11 - Censorship of the Press - Pierre Antoine Berryer 6:58
  12. 12 - Against the Assassins of President Lincoln - John A. Bingham 27:18
  13. 13 - A Plea for Imperial Armament Part 1 - Bismark 29:40
  14. 14 - A Plea for Imperial Armament Part 2 - Bismark 14:11
  15. 15 - Corporations Under Eminent Domain Part 1 - Jeremiah S. Black 20:24
  16. 16 - Corporations Under Eminent Domain Part 2 - Jeremiah S. Black 6:13
  17. 17 - Oration on Garfield Part 1 - James G. Blaine 20:59
  18. 18 - Oration on Garfield Part 2 - James G. Blaine 24:58
  19. 19 - Oration on Garfield Part 3 - James G. Blaine 20:20
  20. 20 - Military Government - Austin Blair 7:02
  21. 21 - The Character and Work of Benton - Francis Preston Blair 20:32
  22. 22 - The Deathbed of Benton - Francis Preston Blair 5:12
  23. 23 - On the Fifteenth Amendment Part 1 - Francis Preston Blair 18:45
  24. 24 - On the Fifteenth Amendment Part 2 - Francis Preston Blair 19:29
  25. 25 - The Parting of the Ways Part 1 - Richard P. Bland 12:32
  26. 26 - The Parting of the Ways Part 2 - Richard P. Bland 18:53
  27. 27 - Misfortune and Exile - Lord Bolingbroke 26:45
  28. 28 - Patriotism - Lord Bolingbroke 3:40
  29. 29 - The Life of Service - Saint Bonaventura 10:38
  30. 30 - Funeral Oration over the Prince of Condé Part 1 - Jacques Bénigne Bossuet 30:06
  31. 31 - Funeral Oration over the Prince of Condé Part 2 - Jacques Bénigne Bossuet 9:16
  32. 32 - Funeral Oration over the Prince of Condé Part 3 - Jacques Bénigne Bossuet 32:17
  33. 33 - The Mission of America - Elias Boudinot 28:21
  34. 34 - The Passion of Christ Part 1 - Louis Bourdaloue 28:57
  35. 35 - The Passion of Christ Part 2 - Louis Bourdaloue 13:40
  36. 36 - President Johnson's "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" Part 1 - George S. Boutwell 21:15
  37. 37 - President Johnson's "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" Part 2 - George S. Boutwell 21:56
  38. 38 - The Dred Scott Decision - John C. Breckenridge 8:04
  39. 39 - Will the United States Subjugate Canada? Part 1 - John Bright 19:55
  40. 40 - Will the United States Subjugate Canada? Part 2 - John Bright 24:53
  41. 41 - Will the United States Subjugate Canada? Part 3 - John Bright 10:14
  42. 42 - Morality and Military Greatness - John Bright 18:30
  43. 43 - Lincoln as a Typical American - Phillips Brooks 23:26
  44. 44 - Power over the Lives of Others - Phillips Brooks 6:27
  45. 45 - The Assault on Sumner - Preston S. Brooks 10:20
  46. 46 - Against Pitt and War with America - Lord Brougham 21:17
  47. 47 - Closing Argument for Queen Caroline - Lord Brougham 24:31
  48. 48 - A Prophecy - B. Gratz Brown 27:20
  49. 49 - One Century's Achievement - Henry Armitt Brown 6:20
  50. 50 - The Dangers of the Present - Henry Armitt Brown 5:47
  51. 51 - The Plea of the Future - Henry Armitt Brown 2:49
  52. 52 - The Value of the American Union - William Gannaway Brownlow 9:56
  53. 53 - Grape Shot and Hemp - William Gannaway Brownlow 7:24
  54. 54 - The "Cross of Gold" - William J. Bryan 28:25
  55. 55 - The Greatness of Burns - William Cullen Bryant 11:30
  56. 56 - Inaugural Address - James Buchanan 27:03
  57. 57 - The Heavenly Footman Part 1 - John Bunyan 17:02
  58. 58 - The Heavenly Footman Part 2 - John Bunyan 22:35
  59. 59 - The Supreme Court - Tristam Burges 19:14
  60. 60 - Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 1 - Edmund Burke 28:19
  61. 61 - Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 2 - Edmund Burke 32:06
  62. 62 - Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 3 - Edmund Burke 22:27
  63. 63 - Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 4 - Edmund Burke 30:00
  64. 64 - Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 5 - Edmund Burke 24:54
  65. 65 - Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 6 - Edmund Burke 27:31
  66. 66 - Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 7 - Edmund Burke 29:37
  67. 67 - Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 8 - Edmund Burke 29:10
  68. 68 - Against Coercing America - Edmund Burke 18:10
  69. 69 - Principle in Politics - Edmund Burke 15:38
  70. 70 - Marie Antoinette - Edmund Burke 2:50
  71. 71 - Massachusetts and the Sumner Assault - Anson Burlingame 16:29