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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... JOHN DONNE ( 1572–1631 ) On death , Easter Day 1619 On God's mercies , Christmas Day 1624 SIR JOHN ELIOT ( 1592–1632 ) On the rights of Parliament , March 1628 THOMAS WENTWORTH , FIRST EARL OF STRAFFORD ( 1593-1641 ) In his own defence ...
... JOHN DONNE ( 1572–1631 ) On death , Easter Day 1619 On God's mercies , Christmas Day 1624 SIR JOHN ELIOT ( 1592–1632 ) On the rights of Parliament , March 1628 THOMAS WENTWORTH , FIRST EARL OF STRAFFORD ( 1593-1641 ) In his own defence ...
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... John Eliot 15921632 Sir John Eliot's maiden speech was made in the 1624 Parliament and in March 1628 he was one of the leading supporters of the Petition of Right against Charles I and his advisers . At this time he was the House of ...
... John Eliot 15921632 Sir John Eliot's maiden speech was made in the 1624 Parliament and in March 1628 he was one of the leading supporters of the Petition of Right against Charles I and his advisers . At this time he was the House of ...
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... John Brown 1800 1859 A militant opponent of slavery in the years leading up to the Civil War , John Brown was sentenced to death on 2 November 1859 after being found guilty of seizing the arsenal at Harpers Ferry , West Virginia . After ...
... John Brown 1800 1859 A militant opponent of slavery in the years leading up to the Civil War , John Brown was sentenced to death on 2 November 1859 after being found guilty of seizing the arsenal at Harpers Ferry , West Virginia . After ...
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SIR THOMAS MORE 14781535 | 1 |
LANCELOT ANDREWS 15551626 | 7 |
JOHN WESLEY 17031791 | 14 |
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