The Voice of History: Great Speeches of the English LanguageFrom Elizabeth I to Winston Churchill, Sir Thomas More to Martin Luther King, Oliver Cromwell to Adlai Stevenson, George Washington to Mrs Pankhurst... Here, brought together for the first time, is some of the finest oratory in the English language, a selection of the most inspiring and exciting, stirring and significant words ever spoken in public. |
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... empire , are not fit to turn a wheel in the machine . But to men truly initiated and rightly taught , these ruling and master principles which , in the opinion of such men as I have mentioned , have no substantial existence , are in ...
... empire , are not fit to turn a wheel in the machine . But to men truly initiated and rightly taught , these ruling and master principles which , in the opinion of such men as I have mentioned , have no substantial existence , are in ...
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... Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years , men will still say , This was their finest hour . And on 20 August 1940 : The gratitude of every home in our island , in our Empire , and indeed throughout the world , except in ...
... Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years , men will still say , This was their finest hour . And on 20 August 1940 : The gratitude of every home in our island , in our Empire , and indeed throughout the world , except in ...
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... Empire . And he has one matchless blessing , enjoyed by so many of you and not bestowed on me a happy home with his ... Empire . For that I am very grateful . I now quit altogether public affairs , and I lay down my burden . It may be ...
... Empire . And he has one matchless blessing , enjoyed by so many of you and not bestowed on me a happy home with his ... Empire . For that I am very grateful . I now quit altogether public affairs , and I lay down my burden . It may be ...
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SIR THOMAS MORE 14781535 | 1 |
LANCELOT ANDREWS 15551626 | 7 |
JOHN WESLEY 17031791 | 14 |
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