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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... happiness - a Declaration wafted like the voice of Hope on the breezes of heaven to the remotest parts of earth , to whisper freedom and equality to the oppressed and down- trodden children of men a Declaration that lies at the very ...
... happiness - a Declaration wafted like the voice of Hope on the breezes of heaven to the remotest parts of earth , to whisper freedom and equality to the oppressed and down- trodden children of men a Declaration that lies at the very ...
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... happiness , or small and insignificant in results , just in proportion as the favor granted is large or small . Tried by this rule , the greater the blessing or happiness you can confer on your partners , in which your own selfish ...
... happiness , or small and insignificant in results , just in proportion as the favor granted is large or small . Tried by this rule , the greater the blessing or happiness you can confer on your partners , in which your own selfish ...
Page 332
... happiness upon a single act . I deem it a false and perverse modesty that shuts off discus- sion , and consequently knowledge , upon these subjects . They are vital , and I never performed a duty which I felt more called upon to perform ...
... happiness upon a single act . I deem it a false and perverse modesty that shuts off discus- sion , and consequently knowledge , upon these subjects . They are vital , and I never performed a duty which I felt more called upon to perform ...
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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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