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Every Communist must grasp the truth: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."

Mao Zedong

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Power Political theory Politics

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Mao Zedong

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

Chinese

Time

1938 1930s 20th century

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Zedong, Mao. "Problems of War and Strategy." Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the Party. 6 Nov. 1938, Yan'an, China.

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I agree with you, that in Politicks the Middle Way is none at all.

John Adams

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The political center Political ideology Politics

Author

John Adams

Source

Letters of John Adams

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1776 1770s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Adams, John. Letter to Horatio Gates. 23 Mar. 1776.

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“From John Adams to Horatio Gates, 23 March 1776,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/06-04-02-0023.

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Go ahead, make my day.

Sudden Impact

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Calling someone's bluff

Speaker

Harry Callahan

Actor

Clint Eastwood

Source

Sudden Impact

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Thriller (film) Action Thriller

Language

English

Time

1983 1980s 20th century

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Sudden Impact. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Warner Bros., 1983.

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I’m a great quitter. It’s one of the few things I do well. I come from a long line of quitters.

George Costanza

Seinfeld

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Quitting Giving up

Speaker

George Costanza

Actor

Jason Alexander

Source

Seinfeld

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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"The Old Man." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Larry Charles, directed by Tom Cherones, season 4, episode 18, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1993.

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Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand.

Cool Hand Luke

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Bluffing Making the most Gambling

Speaker

Luke

Actor

Paul Newman

Source

Cool Hand Luke

Medium

Film

Genre

Prison drama (film) Drama (film) Prison drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1967 1960s 20th century

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Cool Hand Luke. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg, Jalem Productions, 1967.

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An evil empire.

Ronald Reagan

On the Soviet Union.

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Soviet Union Cold War

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Ronald Reagan

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Genre

Political speech

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English

Time

1983 1980s 20th century

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Reagan, Ronald. "The Evil Empire." National Association of Evangelicals. 8 Mar. 1983, Sheraton Twin Towers Hotel, Orlando, FL, USA.

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Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the Spirit of Party, generally.

George Washington

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Partisan politics Political parties American politics

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George Washington

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Washington's Farewell Address Presidential Farewell Address

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Speech

Language

English

Time

1796 1790s 18th century

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Washington, George. "The Address of Gen. Washington to the People of America on His Declining the Presidency of the United States." Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 19 Sept. 1796.

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Washington, George. "Farewell Address, September 19, 1796." George Washington: Writings, edited by John Rhodehamel. Library of America, 1997.

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Tale as old as time, true as it can be. Barely even friends, then somebody bends unexpectedly.

Beauty and the Beast

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Falling in love

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Mrs. Potts

Actor

Angela Lansbury

Source

Beauty and the Beast

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Film

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Animation (film) Musical (film) Animation Musical

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

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Beauty and the Beast. Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Feature Animation/Silver Screen Partners IV, 1991.

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It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is.

Bill Clinton

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Meaning of words

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Bill Clinton

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English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

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Clinton, Bill. Grand jury testimony. Office of Independent Counsel. 17 Aug. 1998, Washington, DC, USA.

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This only is denied even to God,
The power to make what has been done undone.

Agathon

Quoted in The Nicomachean Ethics, by Aristotle

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God's power God Changing the past The past

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Agathon

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Aristotle

Source

The Nicomachean Ethics

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Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

350 BC 350s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Agathon. Quoted in Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics], written by Aristotle. c. 350 BC, bk. 6.

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Agathon. Quoted in Nicomachean Ethics, written by Aristotle, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing Company, 2019, bk. 7, ch. 2.

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Ich bin ein Berliner.

John F. Kennedy

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Interconnectedness of all people Cold War Foreign policy International politics

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John F. Kennedy

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

German

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

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Kennedy, John F. "Ich bin ein Berliner." 26 June 1963, Rathaus Schoneberg, Berlin, Germany.

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The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted, uncared for and deserted by everybody.

Mother Teresa

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Isolation Loneliness

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Mother Teresa

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English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

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Mother Teresa. Quoted in Do Something Beautiful for God, written by Malcolm Muggeridge. Harper Collins, 1971.

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I'm melting, melting! Oh, what a world, what a world! Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness?

The Wizard of Oz

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Dying

Speaker

Wicked Witch of the West

Actor

Margaret Hamilton

Source

The Wizard of Oz

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy (film) Musical (film) Fantasy Musical

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

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The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.

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How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?...
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

Bob Dylan

Blowin' in the Wind

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Bob Dylan

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Blowin' in the Wind The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

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Song

Genre

Folk music

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

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Dylan, Bob. "Blowin' in the Wind." The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Columbia Records, 1963.

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Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'.

Andy Dufresne

The Shawshank Redemption

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Living life to the fullest Giving up Decisions and choices

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Andy Dufresne

Actor

Tim Robbins

Source

The Shawshank Redemption

Medium

Film

Genre

Prison drama (film) Drama (film) Prison drama Drama

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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The Shawshank Redemption. Directed by Frank Darabont, Castle Rock Entertainment, 1994.

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Dripping water hollows out a stone, a ring is worn away by use.

Ovid

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One step at a time Persistence

Author

Ovid

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

Latin

Time

18 10s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Ovid. "To Albinovanus: The Sixth Summer." Epistulae ex Ponto. 1st century CE, bk. 4, no. 10, l. 5.

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Oivd. "Ex Ponto." Triste; Ex Ponto, translated by Arthur Leslie Wheeler, edited by G. P. Goold. Harvard University Press, 1988.

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No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for any one else.

Charles Dickens

Our Mutual Friend

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Helping others

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The Secretary

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Charles Dickens

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Our Mutual Friend

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1865 1860s 19th century

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Dickens, Charles. "Our Mutual Friend." All the Year Round. London: Chapman and Hall, May 1865, pt. 13, bk. 3, ch. 9.

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Dickens, Charles. Our Mutual Friend, edited by Adrian Poole. Penguin, 1998, bk. 3, ch. 9.

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Out of the crooked timber of humanity no straight thing was ever made.

Immanuel Kant

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Imperfection Human nature

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Immanuel Kant

Source

Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

German

Time

1784 1780s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Kant, Immanuel. "Idee zu einer allgemeinen Geschichte in weltbürgerlicher Absicht [Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose]." Berlinische Monatsschrift, Nov. 1784.

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The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.

Thomas Jefferson

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Freedom Political violence

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Thomas Jefferson

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Letter

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Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1787 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to William Stephens Smith. 13 Nov. 1787.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "Col. Smith, Nov. 13, 1787." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

Albert Camus

The Rebel

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Human nature Being oneself Authenticity The human condition

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Albert Camus

Source

The Rebel

Genre

Political literature

Language

French

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

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Camus, Albert. L'Homme Revolte [The Rebel]. Gallimard, 1951.

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