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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... United States , in order to form a more perfect union , establish justice , insure domestic tranquillity , provide for the common defence , promote the general welfare , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity ...
... United States , in order to form a more perfect union , establish justice , insure domestic tranquillity , provide for the common defence , promote the general welfare , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity ...
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... United States . -- Yesterday , December 7th , 1941 – a date which will live in infamy the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of Japan . The United States was at peace ...
... United States . -- Yesterday , December 7th , 1941 – a date which will live in infamy the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of Japan . The United States was at peace ...
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... United Nations . The United States , heeding the suggestion of the General Assembly of the United Nations , is instantly prepared to meet privately with such other countries as may be ' principally involved ' , to seek ' an acceptable ...
... United Nations . The United States , heeding the suggestion of the General Assembly of the United Nations , is instantly prepared to meet privately with such other countries as may be ' principally involved ' , to seek ' an acceptable ...
Contents
SIR THOMAS MORE 14781535 | 1 |
LANCELOT ANDREWS 15551626 | 7 |
JOHN WESLEY 17031791 | 14 |
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