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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... liberty ' Andrew Hamilton ( 1656-1741 ) , the most eloquent advocate in Pennsylvania , was eighty when a New York printer , John Zenger , was imprisoned on a charge of seditious ... liberty ' 67 Andrew Hamilton 'The cause of liberty' (1735)
... liberty ' Andrew Hamilton ( 1656-1741 ) , the most eloquent advocate in Pennsylvania , was eighty when a New York printer , John Zenger , was imprisoned on a charge of seditious ... liberty ' 67 Andrew Hamilton 'The cause of liberty' (1735)
Page 158
... liberty of conscience in religious matters . Secondly : the right to resist power when abused . And , Thirdly : the right to choose our own governors ; to cashier them for misconduct ; and to frame a government for ourselves . On these ...
... liberty of conscience in religious matters . Secondly : the right to resist power when abused . And , Thirdly : the right to choose our own governors ; to cashier them for misconduct ; and to frame a government for ourselves . On these ...
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... liberty , and observe that here the principal men among us fell into mimic trances of gratitude they were awed by a weak ministry , and bribed by an empty treasury and when liberty was within their grasp , and the temple opened her ...
... liberty , and observe that here the principal men among us fell into mimic trances of gratitude they were awed by a weak ministry , and bribed by an empty treasury and when liberty was within their grasp , and the temple opened her ...
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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