Many consider this Greek orator's "On The Crown" the most nearly-perfect speech in history
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Demosthenes - Wikipedia  Demosthenes was a Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a ... Demosthenes learned rhetoric by studying the speeches of previous great ... He went on to devote his most productive years to opposing Macedon's ... all the orators"), and he also acclaimed him as "the perfect orator" who lacked...
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Demosthenes | Greek statesman and orator | Britannica.com  Athenian statesman, recognized as the greatest of ancient Greek orators, who ... From this point on (354), Demosthenes' career is virtually the history of ... of a democracy; many merchants would have preferred peace at almost any price. ... when defending himself in his speech On the Crown against the attacks of his...
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Demosthenes - New World Encyclopedia  Apr 21, 2015 ... Cicero acclaimed him as "the perfect orator" who lacked nothing, while .... Demosthenes (On the Crown, 210) - The orator's defense of the honor of the .... In both speeches, the orator opposed Eubulus, the most powerful Athenian .... Third Philippic, which is considered to be the best of his political orations.
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DEMOSTHENES  ... the greatest Greek orator who is best known for his 'Philippics', a series of speeches in which he attacked ... Demosthenes defended his policy in his speech 'On the Crown'. Many critics consider this the most nearly perfect speech in history.
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III. On the Crown by Demosthenes. Greece (432 BC ... - Bartleby.com  Many advantages hath schines over me on this trial; and two especially, men of ... especially by the act of one's enemy; but your good will and affection are the ... to debar another of access to the people and privilege of speech; moreover, .... my political acts; and here again consider what was most beneficial for the state.
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The King's Speech: the real story - Telegraph  Jan 5, 2011 ... A staged photograph of George VI, whose real name was Albert, ... so on  but the one that surely applied to King George VI was the irony of fate. ... addressing them through their wireless sets, as if he were with them in their living rooms. .... we swear because the words don't hold meaning in the same way.
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Demosthenes | Greek statesman and orator | Britannica.com  Athenian statesman, recognized as the greatest of ancient Greek orators, ... Plutarch adds that Demosthenes had a speech defect, an inarticulate and ... pebbles in his mouth and by reciting verses when running or out of breath. .... His famous speech in 354 On the Navy Boards was addressed to the threat from the East.
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The most unkindest cut of all - eNotes Shakespeare Quotes  Learn who said it and what it means at eNotes.com. ... Marc Antony is in the middle of his great speech on the assassination of Julius ... When Antony calls Brutus's stabbing of Caesar "the most unkindest cut of all," he is playing on two senses of "unkind""inhumane" and "unnatural. ... Such stuff as dreams are made on.
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A Poem a Day: Milton - Alfred, Lord Tennyson  Jun 24, 2014 ... Milton is one of the true giants of English verse, alongside Chaucer and Shakespeare. Tennyson's praise is not slight, either, as he calls Milton...
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Great Speeches Collection: Winston Churchill Speech - Blood ...  Churchill's great speech delivered May 13, 1940. ... The History Place - Great Speeches Collection. Winston Churchill - Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat. Upon his very first entrance into the House of Commons as Britain's new Prime Minister ... while at his side, outgoing Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was heartily cheered.
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The Other Gettysburg Address - The New York Times  Nov 19, 2013 ... Edward Everett, who spoke before Lincoln delivered his famous ... By the time he was finished, about 2 hours later, he had spoken more than 13,000. ... 1863, they warmed to each other, and Everett gave many speeches ... His 272 words were short  mostly one and two-syllables, derived ... April 19, 2016...
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Pop Classics: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (dir. Joseph L ...  Nov 9, 2010 ... The most famous, of course, are Caesar's last words, 'Et tu, Brute? ... one of those famous phrases that no one ever said, like 'Play it again, Sam,' ... but I think the gist of the phrase is close enough to be a reasonable .... I didn't think Caesar spoke Greek, just that it's odd his last words ..... Three Pipe Problem...
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Quotes from Any Work by william shakespeare  Author: William Shakespeare. Like one. Who having into truth, by telling of it, Made such ... ACT III Scene 1. ..... Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much. ...... Look in the chronicles; we came in with Richard Conqueror. ..... King Henry IV. ..... Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
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Language Facts About the Presidents - Accredited Language Services  Feb 12, 2010 ... A president known for his writing abilities, Thomas Jefferson spoke a variety of ... Perhaps the most well-traveled president of his time, John Quincy Adams was ... Besides the popular Greek and Latin, Adams spoke French, Dutch, ... He could write in Greek with one hand while writing in Latin with the other.
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Commentary on the Apology of Socrates  This would mean that it is the oldest extant document of Greek philosophy -- everything ... Socrates' speech thus might be translated The Defense of Socrates without the .... Then we get what today is called the "penalty phase of the trial. .... political, since the life of the Greek city ( , plis) seemed about the most noble activity...
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Free Flashcards about WORLD HISTORY - StudyStack  ARISTOTLE CALLED HIM THE "SAVIOR OF HIS COUNTRY AND THE IDEAL LAWGIVER", SOLON. THIS PUN ON THE WORD "HISTORY" IS THE TITLE OF A...
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Cross of gold speech - Dictionary.com  Cross of Gold speech definition. An address by the presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan to the national convention of the Democratic party in 1896. ... You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, said Bryan; You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
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The plate on the front of the Patterson statue. I noticed that it said "he ...  No person may serve as president more than two terms. ...... of the U.S. gave the longest inaugural speech of any U.S. President with a total of 8,445 words.
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Demosthenes' Stones: Interesting Thing of the Day  Sep 26, 2004 ... And if you get in trouble for talking with your mouth full, don't say I didn't warn you. Repeat After Me Even as an adult, I get in trouble over Demosthenes. ... man, he suffered from a speech impedimentwhich may have been a stutter, ... He is best known for his passionate speeches urging the Greek citizens...
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J! Archive - Show #4235, aired 2003-01-17  So many people are using this type of trendy term that they sound like bees ... A polite term for a bad word, it comes from the Greek for "good speech"...
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The Art of Rhetoric - Luminarium  Whatever the motive which drew him into the task of house-breaking, he was ..... The words of the Player king in Hamlet. ... knowledge of the art is of no avail without practice, which came before theory ..... Whom Homer honored, Achilles that great, .... 157 may have suggested the speech of Ulysses in Troilus and Cressida...