The Penguin Book of Historic SpeechesBrian MacArthur A companion volume to The Penguin Book of Twentieth Century Speeches, this collection of great oratory stretches across the history of powerful and moving, but most of all, memorable speeches, from classical times to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. |
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... give him a stone ? Or if he ask a fish , will he give him a serpent ? If ye then , being evil , know how to give good gifts unto your children , how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him ...
... give him a stone ? Or if he ask a fish , will he give him a serpent ? If ye then , being evil , know how to give good gifts unto your children , how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him ...
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... give in alms . Say : Let what good ye give be for parents , and kinsfolk , and the orphan , and the needy , and the son of the road ; and what good ye do , verily God knoweth it . They will ask thee what they shall expend in alms ; say ...
... give in alms . Say : Let what good ye give be for parents , and kinsfolk , and the orphan , and the needy , and the son of the road ; and what good ye do , verily God knoweth it . They will ask thee what they shall expend in alms ; say ...
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... give the voters treats to please their palates , and hire bands of gypsies to break their heads , as if he were a Christian and a marquess . All the rest of this system is of a piece . The Jew may be a juryman , but not a judge . He may ...
... give the voters treats to please their palates , and hire bands of gypsies to break their heads , as if he were a Christian and a marquess . All the rest of this system is of a piece . The Jew may be a juryman , but not a judge . He may ...
Contents
Moses Thou shalt not c 1250 BC | 3 |
Jesus of Nazareth Blessed are the poor in spirit c 33 | 23 |
John Ball Cast off the yoke of bondage 1381 | 37 |
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