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 79
... spirit of independence animating the nation of America , I have the most authentic information . It is not new among ... spirit flourishing in that country . The spirit which now resists your taxation in America is the same which ...
... spirit of independence animating the nation of America , I have the most authentic information . It is not new among ... spirit flourishing in that country . The spirit which now resists your taxation in America is the same which ...
Page 83
... spirit , because it is the spirit that has made the country . Lastly , we have no sort of experience in favour of force as an instrument in the rule of our colonies . Their growth and their utility have been owing to methods altogether ...
... spirit , because it is the spirit that has made the country . Lastly , we have no sort of experience in favour of force as an instrument in the rule of our colonies . Their growth and their utility have been owing to methods altogether ...
Page 194
... spirit of destruction directed against all the civil and religious institutions of every country ? This is the first moving and acting spirit of the French Revolution ; this is the spirit which animated it at its birth , and this is the ...
... spirit of destruction directed against all the civil and religious institutions of every country ? This is the first moving and acting spirit of the French Revolution ; this is the spirit which animated it at its birth , and this is 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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