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 315
... party man . I believe that , without party , parliamentary government is impossible . I look upon parliamentary government as the noblest government in the world , and certainly the one most suited to England . But without the ...
... party man . I believe that , without party , parliamentary government is impossible . I look upon parliamentary government as the noblest government in the world , and certainly the one most suited to England . But without the ...
Page 321
... party , or , as I will venture to call it , the National party , has everything to encourage it . I think that the nation , tested by many and severe trials , has arrived at the conclusion which we have always maintained , that it is ...
... party , or , as I will venture to call it , the National party , has everything to encourage it . I think that the nation , tested by many and severe trials , has arrived at the conclusion which we have always maintained , that it is ...
Page 382
... party fight ; upon the side of ' the idle holders of idle capital ' or upon the side of ' the struggling masses ' ? That is the question which the party must answer first , and then it must be answered by each individual hereafter . The ...
... party fight ; upon the side of ' the idle holders of idle capital ' or upon the side of ' the struggling masses ' ? That is the question which the party must answer first , and then it must be answered by each individual hereafter . The ...
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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