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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... President F. D. Roosevelt , Neville Chamberlain , General G. S. Patton , Aneurin Bevan , Ernest Bevin , Adlai Stevenson , President D. D. Eisen- hower , Hugh Gaitskell , President J. F. Kennedy , Malcolm X , Martin Luther King Jr ...
... President F. D. Roosevelt , Neville Chamberlain , General G. S. Patton , Aneurin Bevan , Ernest Bevin , Adlai Stevenson , President D. D. Eisen- hower , Hugh Gaitskell , President J. F. Kennedy , Malcolm X , Martin Luther King Jr ...
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... President of all the people , I cannot disregard the peril of the progress of the American people and the hope and the prospect of peace for all peoples , so I would ask all Americans whatever their personal interest or concern to guard ...
... President of all the people , I cannot disregard the peril of the progress of the American people and the hope and the prospect of peace for all peoples , so I would ask all Americans whatever their personal interest or concern to guard ...
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... President who does not govern by vetoes and negativism , but with vigour and vision and affirmative leadership , a President who is not isolated from our people but feels their pain and shares their dreams and takes his strength from ...
... President who does not govern by vetoes and negativism , but with vigour and vision and affirmative leadership , a President who is not isolated from our people but feels their pain and shares their dreams and takes his strength from ...
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SIR THOMAS MORE 14781535 | 1 |
LANCELOT ANDREWS 15551626 | 7 |
JOHN WESLEY 17031791 | 14 |
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