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World’s Famous Orations, Vol. VII: Continental Europe

World’s Famous Orations, Vol. VII: Continental Europe

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This book contains a number of famous speeches and addresses from continental Europe between 300 CE to 1900 CE, organized around the following themes: Early Christianity, The Reformation, Modern France, Italy, Modern Germany, Hungary and Spain. - Summary by Chris Badenoch

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  • 01
    Part I. Early Christianity. Saint Chrysostom. The Blessings of Death (about 380)
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    Saint Augustine. On the Lord’s Prayer
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    Abelard. The Divine Tragedy
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    St. Bernard. Why Another Crusade? (about 1145)
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    Part II. The Reformation. Savonarola. I. A Report on His Embassy to the King (1495)
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    Savonarola. II. After His Excommunication (1498)
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  • 07
    Zwingli. On Mercenary Soldiers (about 1530)
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  • 08
    Luther. Before the Diet of Worms (1520)
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  • 09
    Melanchthon. On the Death of Luther (1546)
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  • 10
    Calvin. On Suffering Persecution
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    Part III. Modern France. Bossuet. On the Death of the Great Condé (1686)
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    Bourdaloue. On the Passion of Christ
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  • 13
    Fenelon. True and False Simplicity
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  • 14
    Massillon. Of a Malignant Tongue
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  • 15
    Desmoulins. Better to Die than not to Live Free
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  • 16
    Mirabeau. I. Necker's Financial Plan (1789)
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  • 17
    Mirabeau. II. On Being Accused of Treasonable Relations to the Court (1790)
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  • 18
    Barnave. Against Majority Absolutism (1791)
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  • 19
    Vergniaud. On the Situation in France (1792)
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  • 20
    Danton. I. ''Dare, Dare Again, Always Dare'' (1792)
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  • 21
    Danton. II. On Liberty of Worship (1793)
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    Danton. III. On Taxing the Rich (1793)
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  • 23
    Robespierre. I. Against Granting the King a Trial (1792)
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    Robespierre. II. His Last Speech (1794)
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  • 25
    Marat. In his Own Defense (1793)
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    Cambon. On the Situation in France (1793)
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  • 27
    St. Just. Invective Against Danton (1794)
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  • 28
    Barère. On the Heroism of the ''Vengeur's'' Sailors (1794)
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  • 29
    Napoleon. I. To the Army in Italy (1796)
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    Napoleon. II. To the Army of Italy Again (1796)
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  • 31
    Napoleon. III. Speech to the Directory (1797)
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    Napoleon. IV. During the Egyptian Campaign (1798)
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    Napoleon. V. On the Anniversary of Austerlitz (1806)
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    Napoleon. VI. To his Soldiers at Fontainebleau (1814)
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  • 35
    Napoleon. VII. After the Return from Elba (1815)
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  • 36
    Carnot. Against Setting up an Emperor (1802)
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  • 37
    Lamartine. To a Deputation of Poles (1848)
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  • 38
    Hugo. In Defense of his Son (1851)
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  • 39
    Gambetta. Education for the Peasantry in France
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  • 40
    Baron d'Estournelles de Constant. France and the United States (1902)
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  • 41
    Jaurès. In the Debate on Socialism with Clemenceau (1906)
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    Clemenceau. In the Debate on Socialism with Jaurès (1906)
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    Part IV. Italy. Mazzini. To the Young Men of Italy (1848)
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    Garibaldi. To his Soldiers (1860)
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  • 45
    Cavour. Rome as the Capital of United Italy (1861)
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    Part V. Modern Germany, Hungary and Spain. Frederick the Great. I. To his Generals before Invading Silesia (1740)
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  • 47
    Frederick the Great. II. To his Generals before the Battle of Leuthen (1757)
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  • 48
    Bismarck. The Canossa Speech (1872)
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  • 49
    Kossuth. On his Welcome to New York (1851)
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  • 50
    Castelar. Plea for a Republic in Spain (1869)
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  • 51
    Apponyi. On the Death of Louis Kossuth (1894)
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