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 164
... question is solved by this single fact . Louis is dethroned by his crimes , he conspired against the republic ; either he is condemned or the republic is not acquitted . To propose the trial of Louis XVI is to question the Revolution ...
... question is solved by this single fact . Louis is dethroned by his crimes , he conspired against the republic ; either he is condemned or the republic is not acquitted . To propose the trial of Louis XVI is to question the Revolution ...
Page 393
... question . It is a plain question of fact : rely upon it , physical man is everywhere the same ; it is only the various operations of moral causes that gives variety to the social or individual character and condition . How otherwise ...
... question . It is a plain question of fact : rely upon it , physical man is everywhere the same ; it is only the various operations of moral causes that gives variety to the social or individual character and condition . How otherwise ...
Page 431
... question of equality kept distinct from the question of rights , for the proof of the one does not determine the truth of the other . All white men in this country have the same rights , however they may differ in mind , body , or ...
... question of equality kept distinct from the question of rights , for the proof of the one does not determine the truth of the other . All white men in this country have the same rights , however they may differ in mind , body , or ...
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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