Speeches that Changed the World: History in the MakingHarperCollins, 1998 - 445 pages Packed with historical figures, this text is as readable summary of 3000 years. From Moses's delivery of the Ten Commandments to Nelson Mandela's Let Freedom Reign, the world has been transformed by memorable speeches. |
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... cause , which I hope may be called the cause of justice and truth , with clemency ; and if , by my inexperience , I should fail to give anyone the titles due to him , or should sin against the etiquette of the court , please forgive me ...
... cause , which I hope may be called the cause of justice and truth , with clemency ; and if , by my inexperience , I should fail to give anyone the titles due to him , or should sin against the etiquette of the court , please forgive me ...
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History in the Making. Through and beyond all second causes let us look , and see the sovereign permissive agency of the great First Cause . It is His prerogative to bring light out of darkness and good out of evil . Surely the wrath of ...
History in the Making. Through and beyond all second causes let us look , and see the sovereign permissive agency of the great First Cause . It is His prerogative to bring light out of darkness and good out of evil . Surely the wrath of ...
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... cause of God , which is the cause of humanity , more than by any other way , does he now speak to us and to the nation he loved and served so well . By this he speaks to his successor in office , and charges him to ' have faith in God ...
... cause of God , which is the cause of humanity , more than by any other way , does he now speak to us and to the nation he loved and served so well . By this he speaks to his successor in office , and charges him to ' have faith in God ...
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Moses The Ten Commandments second millennium BC | 3 |
Socrates Socrates Apology 399 BC | 15 |
Jesus Christ The Beatitudes AD 34 | 29 |
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