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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... honour alone is ever young , and not riches , as some say , but honour is the delight of men when they are old and useless . ' Το you who are the sons and brothers of the departed , I see that the struggle to emulate them will be an ...
... honour alone is ever young , and not riches , as some say , but honour is the delight of men when they are old and useless . ' Το you who are the sons and brothers of the departed , I see that the struggle to emulate them will be an ...
Page 111
... honour to hold ; and should , during the long period in which I have sat upon this bench , any one step taken by government be proved to be either disgraceful or disadvantageous to the nation , I am ready to hold myself accountable . To ...
... honour to hold ; and should , during the long period in which I have sat upon this bench , any one step taken by government be proved to be either disgraceful or disadvantageous to the nation , I am ready to hold myself accountable . To ...
Page 117
... honour of submitting to the House affects , in my opinion , the very vitals of this Constitution , the great primary sources of the power of the people , whom we represent , and by whose authority only , delegated to us for a time , we ...
... honour of submitting to the House affects , in my opinion , the very vitals of this Constitution , the great primary sources of the power of the people , whom we represent , and by whose authority only , delegated to us for a time , we ...
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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