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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Page 57
... never just , except there be a good just cause , either for the matter of wrong or just title , and then if you go ... never do right , nor God will never prosper you , until you give God his due , the King his due ( that is , my ...
... never just , except there be a good just cause , either for the matter of wrong or just title , and then if you go ... never do right , nor God will never prosper you , until you give God his due , the King his due ( that is , my ...
Page 192
... never showed itself more conspicuous ; its revenue never exhibited greater proofs of the wealth of the country . The same objects , which constitute the blessings we have to fight for , furnish us with the means of continuing them . But ...
... never showed itself more conspicuous ; its revenue never exhibited greater proofs of the wealth of the country . The same objects , which constitute the blessings we have to fight for , furnish us with the means of continuing them . But ...
Page 339
... never saw Him , never heard His voice . He gave the white man laws , but had no word for His red children whose teeming millions once filled this vast continent as the stars fill the firmament . No. We are two distinct races , and must ...
... never saw Him , never heard His voice . He gave the white man laws , but had no word for His red children whose teeming millions once filled this vast continent as the stars fill the firmament . No. We are two distinct races , and must ...
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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