World's Best Orations, Volume 2


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. (20 hr 31 min)

Chapters

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