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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... passed away . The day of Empires has come . ' ( Birmingham 12 May 1904 ) ; or even bathetic : ' We are not downhearted . The only trouble is , we cannot understand what is happening to our neighbours . ' ( Smethwick 18 January 1906 ) ...
... passed away . The day of Empires has come . ' ( Birmingham 12 May 1904 ) ; or even bathetic : ' We are not downhearted . The only trouble is , we cannot understand what is happening to our neighbours . ' ( Smethwick 18 January 1906 ) ...
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... passed means . I know what all these Addresses mean . I know the responsibility you are putting on me today . In ... passing , with such measures as will carry on for ourselves the government of those districts of which we have control ...
... passed means . I know what all these Addresses mean . I know the responsibility you are putting on me today . In ... passing , with such measures as will carry on for ourselves the government of those districts of which we have control ...
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... passing - that relief and rest are close at hand . Let the people take heart and hope everywhere , for the cross is bending , the midnight is passing , and joy cometh with the morning . Your Honour , I thank you , and I thank all of ...
... passing - that relief and rest are close at hand . Let the people take heart and hope everywhere , for the cross is bending , the midnight is passing , and joy cometh with the morning . Your Honour , I thank you , and I thank all of ...
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SIR THOMAS MORE 14781535 | 1 |
LANCELOT ANDREWS 15551626 | 7 |
JOHN WESLEY 17031791 | 14 |
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