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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... ministry have been so long forging . And what have we to oppose to them ? Shall we try argument ? Sir , we have been trying that for the last ten years . Have we anything new to offer on the subject ? Nothing . We have held the subject ...
... ministry have been so long forging . And what have we to oppose to them ? Shall we try argument ? Sir , we have been trying that for the last ten years . Have we anything new to offer on the subject ? Nothing . We have held the subject ...
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... Minister before becoming Prime Minister for a brief period before his death in 1827 . Formidable both in set speeches and in debate , he was said by Byron to be ' our last , our best , our only orator ' . He was one of the first British ...
... Minister before becoming Prime Minister for a brief period before his death in 1827 . Formidable both in set speeches and in debate , he was said by Byron to be ' our last , our best , our only orator ' . He was one of the first British ...
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... Ministers of the Crown , and in particular Mr Baldwin , the Prime Minister , have always treated me with full consideration . There has never been any constitutional difference between me and them and between me and Parliament . Bred in ...
... Ministers of the Crown , and in particular Mr Baldwin , the Prime Minister , have always treated me with full consideration . There has never been any constitutional difference between me and them and between me and Parliament . Bred in ...
Contents
SIR THOMAS MORE 14781535 | 1 |
LANCELOT ANDREWS 15551626 | 7 |
JOHN WESLEY 17031791 | 14 |
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