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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... hope for a reconciliation with England , which shall leave either safety to the country and its liberties , or security to his own life and his own honour ! Are not you , Sir , who sit in that chair , is not he [ Samuel Adams ] our ...
... hope for a reconciliation with England , which shall leave either safety to the country and its liberties , or security to his own life and his own honour ! Are not you , Sir , who sit in that chair , is not he [ Samuel Adams ] our ...
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... hope that some time , when life and age have changed their emotions , as they do - that they may once more return to life . I would be the last person on earth to close the door of hope to any human being that lives , and least of all ...
... hope that some time , when life and age have changed their emotions , as they do - that they may once more return to life . I would be the last person on earth to close the door of hope to any human being that lives , and least of all ...
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... hope hope for peace , yes , and hope for the defence of our civilization and for the building of a better civilization in the future . I have the profound conviction that the American people are now determined to put forth a mightier ...
... hope hope for peace , yes , and hope for the defence of our civilization and for the building of a better civilization in the future . I have the profound conviction that the American people are now determined to put forth a mightier ...
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SIR THOMAS MORE 14781535 | 1 |
LANCELOT ANDREWS 15551626 | 7 |
JOHN WESLEY 17031791 | 14 |
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