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 245
... side of the former will be to enlarge the powers , while that on the opposite side will be to restrain them within their constitutional limits . The contest will , in fact , be a contest between power and liberty , and such I consider ...
... side of the former will be to enlarge the powers , while that on the opposite side will be to restrain them within their constitutional limits . The contest will , in fact , be a contest between power and liberty , and such I consider ...
Page 366
... side by side on the perilous ridges of the battle . You now feel it a new bond of union that they shall lie side by side on the perilous ridges of the battle . You now feel it a new bond of union that they shall lie side by side till a ...
... side by side on the perilous ridges of the battle . You now feel it a new bond of union that they shall lie side by side on the perilous ridges of the battle . You now feel it a new bond of union that they shall lie side by side till a ...
Page 382
... side will the Democratic 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 ...
... side will the Democratic 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 ...
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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