Australian Cannibals
A Voice From The Past
From the book “Among Cannibals” by Carl Lumholtz, published in 1889.
(more…)Emil Cioran On Nietzsche
A Voice From The Past
From an interview with Romanian philosopher Emil Cioran in the 1980s.
(more…)Emil Cioran On Philosophical Language
A Voice From The Past
From an interview with Romanian philosopher Emil Cioran in the 1980s.
(more…)A Soviet Mother Explains Communism
A Voice From The Past
From Panait Istrati’s excellent book The Confession Of A Loser, also published as Russia Unveiled: 1927 – 1930.
(more…)Gareth Jones Responds To Walter Duranty
A Voice From The Past
Gareth Jones responds to Walter Duranty’s article about the famine in Russia.
(more…)The Fallen Heroes Of Japan
A Voice From The Past
A speech by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō at the end of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905).
(more…)Russians Hungry, But Not Starving
A Voice From The Past
In this infamous New York Times article, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Walter Duranty deliberately lies about the famine in the Soviet Union.
Russians were, in fact, starving.
(more…)Most Of The Savages Are Much Addicted To Drunkenness
A Voice From The Past
John Lawson, an English writer and explorer, describes the effects of alcohol on the Red Indians, observed during his travels in North Carolina (1700-1708).
(more…)War With America
A Voice From The Past
A speech delivered by William Pitt in the House of Lords on November 18, 1777.
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Alexandre Dumas VS Racism
A Voice From The Past
One of the greatest retorts against racism was delivered by Alexandre Dumas, the famous French writer.
(more…)The Runaway Negro Slave
A Voice From The Past
From a book called “The Negro in Tennessee, 1790-1865” by Caleb Perry Patterson.
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Whatever Happens, I Have Recovered Joy
A Voice From The Past
From a letter of Eugène Lemercier, the French painter who fought and died in World War I.
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Will Of Lady Joane Hungerford (1411)
A Voice From The Past
Will of Joane Lady Hungerford, February 1, 1411. My body to be buried in the Chapel of St. Anne, in the Parish Church of Farleigh, Hungerford, next to the grave of my husband.
(more…)I Have Seen The French Soldier Fight
A Voice From The Past
From a letter of Eugène Lemercier, the French painter who fought and died in World War I.
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Don’t Be Angry With My Inferiority
A Voice From The Past
From a letter of Eugène Lemercier, the French painter who fought and died in World War I.
(more…)Negroes At Auction
A Voice From The Past
The following advertisement was published in the Black River Watchman in 1843.
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Perhaps I Shall Succeed In Time
A Voice From The Past
From a letter of Eugène Lemercier, the French painter who fought and died in World War I.
(more…)What Place Do You Think Churchill Will Have In History?
A Voice From The Past
From Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker’s 1941 book ‘Is Tomorrow Hitler’s?’
(more…)George Washington’s Orders Against The Red Indians
A Voice From The Past
This is what George Washington said in a letter to Major General John Sullivan dated 31 May 1779.
(more…)A Most Daring Act — One Hundred Dollars Reward
A Voice From The Past
Published in a newspaper in 1853.
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A Fascinating Interview About Russia During World War II
A Voice From The Past
From Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker’s 1941 book ‘Is Tomorrow Hitler’s?’
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Have You Ever Met Hitler?
A Voice From The Past
From Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker’s 1941 book ‘Is Tomorrow Hitler’s?’
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Abraham Lincoln On The Slavery Question
A Voice From The Past
From a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in Alton, Illinois, on October 15, 1858.
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Will Of Lady Alice Wyndsore (1400)
A Voice From The Past
Will of Alice, widow of William Wyndsore, Knight, at Upmynster, on the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, August 15th, 1400, 1 Henry IV.
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The Death Of Garfield
A Voice From The Past
From a memorial oration delivered by James Gillespie Blaine in the House of Representatives on February 27, 1882.
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Vladimir Solovyov On Nationalism
A Voice From The Past
From a speech delivered by Vladimir Solovyov at a university dinner on February 8th, 1890.
(more…)The Infamous “Suicide Letter” Sent By The FBI To Martin Luther King Jr.
A Voice From The Past
In 1964 the FBI sent Martin Luther King Jr. a package that contained evidence of his sexual indiscretions and this letter.
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An Account Of A Horrid And Barbarous Murder
A Voice From The Past
A letter sent by a gentleman to his friend in Edinburgh.
(more…)The Call To Arms
A Voice From The Past
This famous speech was delivered by Founding Father Patrick Henry in 1775.
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Will Of Edward, Prince Of Wales (1376)
A Voice From The Past
In the name, &c., We, Edward, eldest son of the King of England and France, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Earl of Chester, the 7th June, 1376, in our apartment in the Palace of our Lord and Father the King at Westminster, being of good and sound memory, &c.
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