The history of the United States has been characterized by ferventidealism, intense struggle, and radical change. And for everycritical, defining moment in American history, there were thosewhose impassioned voices rang out, clear and true, and whose wordscompelled the minds and hearts of all who heard them. When PatrickHenry declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!", when MartinLuther King Jr. said, "I have a dream", Americans listened and wereprofoundly affected. These speeches stand today as testaments tothis great nation made up of individuals with bold ideas andunshakeable convictions. The American Heritage Book of Great American Speeches for YoungPeople includes over 100 speeches by founding fathers, patriots,Native American and African American leaders, abolitionists,women's suffrage and labor activists, writers, athletes, and othersfrom all walks of life, featuring inspiring and unforgettablespeeches by such notable speakers as: Patrick Henry * Thomas Jefferson * Tecumseh * Frederick Douglass *Sojourner Truth * Abraham Lincoln * Susan B. Anthony * Mother Jones* Lou Gehrig * Franklin D. Roosevelt * Albert Einstein * Pearl S.Buck * Langston Hughes * John F. Kennedy * Martin Luther KingJr. These are the voices that shaped our history. They are powerful,moving, and, above all else, uniquely American.
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SUZANNE MCINTIRE has been collecting great speeches for many years. She is a freelance writer and the mother of two.
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The history of the United States has been characterized by fervent idealism, intense struggle, and radical change. And for every critical, defining moment in American history, there were those whose impassioned voices rang out, clear and true, and whose words compelled the minds and hearts of all who heard them. When Patrick Henry declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!", when Martin Luther King Jr. said, "I have a dream", Americans listened and were profoundly affected. These speeches stand today as testaments to this great nation made up of individuals with bold ideas and unshakeable convictions.
The American Heritage® Book of Great American Speeches for Young People includes over 100 speeches by founding fathers, patriots, Native American and African American leaders, abolitionists, women's suffrage and labor activists, writers, athletes, and others from all walks of life, featuring inspiring and unforgettable speeches by such notable speakers as:
Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Tecumseh Frederick Douglass , Sojourner Truth, Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, Mother Jones, Lou Gehrig, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, Pearl S. Buck, Langston Hughes, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr.
These are the voices that shaped our history. They are powerful, moving, and, above all else, uniquely American.
AMERICAN HERITAGE® is well known for its magazine on American history, as well as many highly acclaimed books, including the American Heritage® History of the United States and the American Heritage® Illustrated History of the Presidents.
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Introduction 1
Powhatan, Chief of the Powhatan Confederacy (1609) 5
To Captain John Smith
Big Mouth, Onondaga Chief (1684) 7
To De la Barre, Governor of Canada
Andrew Hamilton (1735) 9
In Defense of John Peter Zenger and the Freedom of the Press
Canasatego, Onondaga Chief (1744) 12
We Will Make Men of Them
John Hancock (1774) 14
On the Fourth Anniversary of the Boston Massacre
Logan, Mingo Chief (1774) 16
To Lord Dunmore
Patrick Henry (1775) 17
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
Solomon, Stockbridge Chief (1775) 20
We Have Ever Been True Friends
Samuel Adams (1776) 22
To the Continental Congress
Benjamin Franklin (1787) 25
To the Constitutional Convention
Jonathan Smith (1788) 28
To the Massachusetts Convention
George Washington (1796) 31
Observe Good Faith and Justice towards All Nations
Thomas Jefferson (1801) 34
First Inaugural Address
Red Jacket, Seneca Chief (1805) 36
We Never Quarrel about Religion
Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief (1811) 39
Sleep Not Longer, O Choctaws and Chickasaws
Pushmataha, Choctaw Chief (1824) 42
Welcome to Lafayette
Daniel Webster (1825) 43
Bunker Hill Oration
Black Hawk, Sauk Chief (1832) 46
Farewell to Black Hawk
Sam Houston (1836) 49
Remember the Alamo!
Elijah Lovejoy (1837) 51
In Defense of a Free Press
Angelina Grimke (1838) . 53
What Has the North to Do with Slavery?
Henry Highland Garnet (1843) 56
The Call to Rebellion
Lewis Richardson (1846) 58
My Grave Shall Be Made in Free Soil
Thomas Corwin (1847) 61
Against War with Mexico
Frederick Douglass (1847) 64
If I Had a Country, I Should Be a Patriot
Henry Clay (1850) 67
A Call for a Measure of Compromise
Sojourner Truth (1851) 69
If You Have Woman's Rights, Give Them to Her
Frederick Douglass (1852) 71
What to the American Slave Is Your Fourth of July?
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1854) 73
On the Fugitive Slave Law
Seattle, Duwamish Chief (1854) 76
We Will Dwell Apart and in Peace
Lucy Stone (1855) 79
A Disappointed Woman
Abraham Lincoln (1858) 81
A House Divided
Stephen Douglas (1858) 83
Sixth Lincoln-Douglas Debate
John Brown (1859) 85
To the Court after Sentencing
William Lloyd Garrison (1859) 87
On the Death of John Brown
Jefferson Davis (1861) 89
Farewell to the Senate
Abraham Lincoln (1863) 91
The Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln (1865) 93
With Malice toward None, with Charity for All
Henry M. Turner (1868) 95
I Hold That I Am a Member of This Body
George Graham Vest (1870) 97
Eulogy on the Dog
Cochise, Chiricahua Apache Chief (1872) 99
We Will Remain at Peace with Your People Forever
Susan B. Anthony (1873) 101
Are Women Persons?
Chief Joseph, Nez Perce (1877) 104
I Will Fight No More Forever
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1892) 106
The Solitude of Self
William Jennings Bryan (1896) 109
A Cross of Gold
Russell Conwell (late 1890s) 112
Acres of Diamonds
Harry Gladstone (1898) 116
To the Machine Tenders Union
Mother Jones (1901) 117
To the United Mine Workers of America
Florence Kelley (1905) 120
Freeing the Children from Toil
Mark Twain (1906) 122
In Behalf of Simplified Spelling
Theodore Rooseve...