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Article: THE GREAT DEBATERS
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 1, 2008
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This week six mighty figures locked horns. The subject in
question: is America a force for good? But the real battle taking
place was for title of Britain's most persuasive speaker
The star chamber
Motion that America has lost its moral authority carried by 433
votes to 290
Most persuasive speaker: Matthew Parris
With thanks to Intelligence2 for organising the debate
FOR motion that America has lost its moral authority
Matthew Parris
America has not fallen lately into the gutter, she was always
there along with every other nation state. America never did have
moral authority to lose, she's lost the appearance of it and that is
to be welcomed because the appearance was always a lie.
Moral ...