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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... land grows almost as much rushes as wheat . The bad cultivation of the land provides scarcely any employment for the labourers , who become more and more numerous in the parish ; the competition which there is amongst these labourers ...
... land grows almost as much rushes as wheat . The bad cultivation of the land provides scarcely any employment for the labourers , who become more and more numerous in the parish ; the competition which there is amongst these labourers ...
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... [ Land ] Act was derived , the moment that his own land court was menaced with ' boycotting ' by the Land League , then the aspect of affairs changed altogether .. He seats himself on thrones of green and gold in Leeds Town Hall ; he runs ...
... [ Land ] Act was derived , the moment that his own land court was menaced with ' boycotting ' by the Land League , then the aspect of affairs changed altogether .. He seats himself on thrones of green and gold in Leeds Town Hall ; he runs ...
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... land of liberty , of thee I sing . Land where my fathers died , land of the pilgrim's pride , from every mountainside , let freedom ring . ' And if America is to be a great nation this must become true . So let freedom ring from the ...
... land of liberty , of thee I sing . Land where my fathers died , land of the pilgrim's pride , from every mountainside , let freedom ring . ' And if America is to be a great nation this must become true . So let freedom ring from the ...
Contents
SIR THOMAS MORE 14781535 | 1 |
LANCELOT ANDREWS 15551626 | 7 |
JOHN WESLEY 17031791 | 14 |
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