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The Weather, by Mark Twain. From The New England Societie's 71st annual Dinner, New York City. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
President William H. Taft - "On Popular Unrest", from 1912.

April 14, 2023 · 2 min

Original Campaign Speech by incumbent President Wiliam H. Taft. Full text: William Howard Taft: We are living in an age in which by exaggeration of the defects of our present condition, by false charges and responsibility for it against…
Woodrow Wilson - “On Labor”, from 1912.

April 13, 2023 · 4 min

Original Campaign Speech by Woodrow Wilson, in 1912. Full Text: Woodrow Wilson: To look at the politics of the day from the viewpoint of the laboring man is not to suggest that there is one view proper to him, another to the employer…
Theodore Roosevelt - "The liberty of the people", from 1912.

April 12, 2023 · 4 min

Original Recording of Campaign Speech by Theodore Roosevelt of the Bull Moose Party, in 1912. Full Text: Theodore Roosevelt: The difference between Mr. Wilson and myself is fundamental. The other day in a speech at Sioux Falls, Mr. Wilson…
The End of Books, by Octave Uzanne. 1894.

April 11, 2023 · 32 min

In 1894, French writer and bibliophile Octave Uzanne wrote the article "The End of Books" for Scribner's Magazine, which he thought would come about because of the rise of phonography, and where he predicted the rise of radio and…

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Abolishment of War throughout the World. President William H. Taft.

April 10, 2023 · 2 min

Original Recording: Abolishment of war throughout the world. by William Howard Taft, Twenty-seventh President, 1909-1913. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jimmy Carter, The Panama Canal Speech

April 9, 2023 · 7 min

Original Speech by President Jimmy Carter, on Sept 7th, 1977. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Abraham Lincoln Anecdotes, from "Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln".

April 8, 2023 · 18 min

Abraham Lincoln Anecdotes (from "Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln 1832-1865"), by Merwin Roe. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Fifth Annual Message to Congress, by George Washington.

April 7, 2023 · 12 min

The Fifth Annual Message to Congress, by George Washington, on December 03, 1793. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
The Gettysburg Address, by Abraham Lincoln

April 7, 2023 · 3 min

The Gettysburg Address is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, now known as Gettysburg National Cemetery, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on…
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Epicurus' Letter to Menoeceus is a summary of the ethical teachings of Epicurean philosophy written in the epistolary literary style, and addressed to a student. It addresses theology, the hierarchies of desires, how to carry choices and…
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November 6, 2022 · 3 min

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