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 236
... Union . It is to that Union we owe our safety at home , and our consideration and dignity abroad . It is to that Union that we are chiefly indebted for whatever makes us most proud of our country . That Union we reached only by the ...
... Union . It is to that Union we owe our safety at home , and our consideration and dignity abroad . It is to that Union that we are chiefly indebted for whatever makes us most proud of our country . That Union we reached only by the ...
Page 254
... Union ! Union ! the glorious Union ! can no more prevent disunion , than the cry of Health ! health ! glorious health ! on the part of the physician can save a patient lying dangerously ill . So long as the Union , instead of being ...
... Union ! Union ! the glorious Union ! can no more prevent disunion , than the cry of Health ! health ! glorious health ! on the part of the physician can save a patient lying dangerously ill . So long as the Union , instead of being ...
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... Union , advocated the doctrine of nullification , because it preserved the Union . It was because of his deep - seated attachment to the Union , his determination to find some remedy for existing ills short of a severance of the ties ...
... Union , advocated the doctrine of nullification , because it preserved the Union . It was because of his deep - seated attachment to the Union , his determination to find some remedy for existing ills short of a severance of the ties ...
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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