The Penguin Book of Historic SpeechesBrian MacArthur A companion volume to The Penguin Book of Twentieth Century Speeches, this collection of great oratory stretches across the history of powerful and moving, but most of all, memorable speeches, from classical times to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. |
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Page 230
... United States is declared . The people so will it . No state law is to be valid which comes in conflict with the constitution , or any law of the United States passed in pursuance of it . But who shall decide this question of ...
... United States is declared . The people so will it . No state law is to be valid which comes in conflict with the constitution , or any law of the United States passed in pursuance of it . But who shall decide this question of ...
Page 350
... United States neither permits Congress nor a territorial legislature to exclude slavery from any United States territory , they all omit to declare whether or not the same Constitution permits a state , or the people of a state , to ...
... United States neither permits Congress nor a territorial legislature to exclude slavery from any United States territory , they all omit to declare whether or not the same Constitution permits a state , or the people of a state , to ...
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... United States , and upon the people of the United States . They have no relation to any foreign country . It is a perversion of terms , at least it is a great misapprehension of the case , which cites that expression for application to ...
... United States , and upon the people of the United States . They have no relation to any foreign country . It is a perversion of terms , at least it is a great misapprehension of the case , which cites that expression for application to ...
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Moses Thou shalt not c 1250 BC | 3 |
Jesus of Nazareth Blessed are the poor in spirit c 33 | 23 |
John Ball Cast off the yoke of bondage 1381 | 37 |
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