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 118
... given on oath before you , because you cannot administer an oath . The minister invades immediately the rights of juries . Before any trial , he gets the paper voted a libel , and the member he wishes expelled to be the author which ...
... given on oath before you , because you cannot administer an oath . The minister invades immediately the rights of juries . Before any trial , he gets the paper voted a libel , and the member he wishes expelled to be the author which ...
Page 157
... given ; and which , for more than a century , it has been usual for the friends of freedom , and more especially Protestant Dissenters , under the title of the Revolution Society , to celebrate with expressions of joy and exultation ...
... given ; and which , for more than a century , it has been usual for the friends of freedom , and more especially Protestant Dissenters , under the title of the Revolution Society , to celebrate with expressions of joy and exultation ...
Page 221
... given to us , and not only to us , but why did He not give to our forefathers the knowledge of that Book , with the ... given to your forefathers and has been handed down from father to son . We also have a religion which was given to ...
... given to us , and not only to us , but why did He not give to our forefathers the knowledge of that Book , with the ... given to your forefathers and has been handed down from father to son . We also have a religion which was given to ...
Contents
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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