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A soapbox is a raised platform on which one stands to make an impromptu speech, often about a political subject. The term originates from the days when speakers would elevate themselves by standing on a wooden crate originally used for shipment of soap , or other dry goods, from a manufacturer to a retail store.
Larry McDonald, a politician from Georgia and former president of the John Birch Society has also been quoted, omitting the caution to use bullets as the last resort: "We have four boxes with which to defend our freedom: the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box". [18]
Among them is the "Reverend" Peter Shayne, who alternately spends his time delivering soapbox sermons on the street, visiting peep shows while sniffing amyl nitrite, and patronizing prostitutes. Shayne has been seeing China Blue as a customer and declares a need to save her.
Einspruch founded Lederer Messianic Jewish Communications, which became the largest publisher of "Hebrew-Christian" literature in the world. On Shabbat, Einspruch was known to regularly stand on a soapbox in front of various Baltimore-area synagogues and deliver Christian sermons in the Yiddish language. [5]
Stilled Tongues: From Soapbox to Soundbite (1997) by Stephen Coleman; The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World (2001) by Lawrence Lessig 'Only in London': Speakers' Corner, Marble Arch. Past, Present, and Future (if any). An illustrated sourcebook (2010) by Reinhard Wentz; Speaker's Corner Teacher Guide.
Hitler's prophecy speech of 30 January 1939. From his first speech in 1919 in Munich until the last speech in February 1945, Adolf Hitler, dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, gave a total of 1525 speeches.
Oscar Ameringer was born in Achstetten, Germany in 1870. [4] He came to America at the age of 15. He taught himself English by reading books supplied by a helpful—and perceptive—librarian, and went on to become a self-taught musician, portrait painter, writer, editor, political organizer, and standup-comedian who warmed up crowds for Eugene Debs and other socialist luminaries.
You are not presenting a good argument. You are preaching a sermon about alleged bias with no sourcing to back your claims. See Wikipedia:SOAPBOX. Carlp941 00:49, 10 December 2024 (UTC) I'm not saying books can't be biased, I'm asking you by what reasoning are you using to say they are?