Selected Speeches on British Foreign Policy 1738-1914

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Selected Speeches on British Foreign Policy 1738-1914, Edited by Edgar JonesThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Selected Speeches on British Foreign Policy 1738-1914Editor: Edgar JonesRelease Date: February 8, 2004 [eBook #10990]Language: English***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SELECTED SPEECHES ON BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY1738-1914***E-text prepared by Charles Aldarondo, Bradley Norton, and Project Gutenberg Distributed ProofreadersSELECTED SPEECHES ON BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY 1738-1914EDITED BY EDGAR R. JONES, M.P.This volume of 'Selected Speeches on British Foreign Policy' was first published in 'The World's Classics' in 1914PREFACEA selection of speeches made for the purpose of illustrating the best rhetorical form of British Oratory has alreadybeen published in 'The World's Classics'. The governing principle of this volume is not rhetorical quality, but historicalinterest. Speeches have been selected from the earliest days of reporting downwards, dealing with such phases offoreign policy as are of exceptional interest at present. They have been chosen so as to cover a variety ofinternational crises affecting various states.In such a selection some very interesting speeches have had to be set aside, ...