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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... moral courage to advocate or practice it , that person is a moral coward and traitor to his own conscience , which God gave for a guide and guard . What I believe to be the truth I endeavor to practice , and , in advocating it , permit ...
... moral courage to advocate or practice it , that person is a moral coward and traitor to his own conscience , which God gave for a guide and guard . What I believe to be the truth I endeavor to practice , and , in advocating it , permit ...
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... moral purity . Whether this has been successful or not may be determined from the fact that there are scores of thousand of women who are denominated prostitutes , and who are supported by hundreds of thousands of men who should , for ...
... moral purity . Whether this has been successful or not may be determined from the fact that there are scores of thousand of women who are denominated prostitutes , and who are supported by hundreds of thousands of men who should , for ...
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... moral deformity ; the vulgar and inconsequent definition which they hold makes the theory an abomination . And though this conclusion is a no more legitimate and reasonable one than that would be which should call the Golden Rule a ...
... moral deformity ; the vulgar and inconsequent definition which they hold makes the theory an abomination . And though this conclusion is a no more legitimate and reasonable one than that would be which should call the Golden Rule a ...
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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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