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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Page 87
... given , why you have not dropped into hell since you arose in the morning , but that God's hand has held you up . There is no other reason to be given why you have not gone to hell , since you have sat here in the house of God ...
... given , why you have not dropped into hell since you arose in the morning , but that God's hand has held you up . There is no other reason to be given why you have not gone to hell , since you have sat here in the house of God ...
Page 196
... given by Charles Dickens to the young men of Boston . - - Gentlemen - If you had given this splendid entertainment to else in the whole wide world – if I were to - night to exult anyone in the triumph of my dearest friend - if I stood ...
... given by Charles Dickens to the young men of Boston . - - Gentlemen - If you had given this splendid entertainment to else in the whole wide world – if I were to - night to exult anyone in the triumph of my dearest friend - if I stood ...
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... given us powers to put down fifth column activities with the strongest hand , and we shall use those powers subject to the supervision and correcting of the House without hesitation until we are satisfied and more than satisfied that ...
... given us powers to put down fifth column activities with the strongest hand , and we shall use those powers subject to the supervision and correcting of the House without hesitation until we are satisfied and more than satisfied that ...
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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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