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 128
... persons under him . I charge him with having removed the natural guardians of a minor rajah , and with having given that trust to a stranger , Debi Sing , whose wickedness was known to himself and all the world ; and by whom the rajah ...
... persons under him . I charge him with having removed the natural guardians of a minor rajah , and with having given that trust to a stranger , Debi Sing , whose wickedness was known to himself and all the world ; and by whom the rajah ...
Page 197
... persons and property of the people left in many districts at this moment to the entire will of military commanders ? And is not this held out as peculiarly proper and advan- tageous at a time when the people of Ireland are free , and ...
... persons and property of the people left in many districts at this moment to the entire will of military commanders ? And is not this held out as peculiarly proper and advan- tageous at a time when the people of Ireland are free , and ...
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... persons ? ' Susan B. Anthony ( 1820-1906 ) , the most effective American suffragist of the nineteenth century , attended the Seneca Falls Convention but did not meet Elizabeth ... persons ? " Susan B Anthony 'Are women persons?' (1872)
... persons ? ' Susan B. Anthony ( 1820-1906 ) , the most effective American suffragist of the nineteenth century , attended the Seneca Falls Convention but did not meet Elizabeth ... persons ? " Susan B Anthony 'Are women persons?' (1872)
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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