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A propensity to hope and joy is real riches: One to fear and sorrow, real poverty.

David Hume

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Optimism Pessimism Depression

Author

David Hume

Source

The Sceptic Essays, Moral, Political and Literary

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1758 1750s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Hume, David. "The Sceptic." Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary. Edinburgh: A. Kincaid, 1758, pt. 1, no. 18.

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Hume, David. "The Sceptic." Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary: Volumes 1 and 2, edited by Tom L. Beauchamp and Mark A Box. Oxford University Press, 2022, pt. 1, no. 18.

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Nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.

Bill of Rights

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Fifth Amendment Due process Criminal justice system

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Bill of Rights Constitution of the United States

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1789 1780s 18th century

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United States Constitution. Amend. 5.

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The Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence. Written by Delegates of The Constitutional Convention. Racehorse, 2016, amend. 5.

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Alone, alone, all, all alone,
Alone on a wide wide sea!

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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Vastness of the ocean Ocean and sea Isolation Solitude Loneliness

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Source

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Medium

Poem

Genre

Narrative poem

Language

English

Time

1798 1790s 18th century

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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere." Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems. London: J. & A. Arch, 1798, pt. 4.

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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Samuel Taylor Coleridge: The Major Works, edited by H. J. Jackson. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 4.

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America is great indeed. Imagine a country so free, one can throw glass on the streets!

Prince Akeem

Coming to America

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American freedom America

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Prince Akeem

Actor

Eddie Murphy

Source

Coming to America

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

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Coming To America. Directed by John Landis, Eddie Murphy Productions, 1988.

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Guys love it when you can show them you're better than they are at something they love.

Leslie Knope

Parks and Recreation

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Male ego Gender relations Men and women

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Leslie Knope

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Amy Poehler

Source

Parks and Recreation

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TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2009 2000s 21st century

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"Hunting Trip." Parks and Recreation, written by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur and Dan Goor, directed by Greg Daniels, season 2, episode 10, Deedle-Dee Productions and Fremulon, 2009.

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Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose.

Janis Joplin

Me and Bobby McGee

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Nothing to lose Freedom Desperation

Speaker

Janis Joplin

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Me and Bobby McGee Pearl (album)

Medium

Song

Genre

Country music

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

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Kristofferson, Kris and Fred Foster. "Me and Bobby McGee." Performed by Janis Joplin. Pearl. Columbia Records, 1971.

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My back is thick with scars for protesting my freedom.

12 Years a Slave

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Slavery

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Solomon Northup

Actor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

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12 Years a Slave

Medium

Film

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Historical drama (film) Drama (film) Historical drama Drama

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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12 Years a Slave. Directed by Steve McQueen, Plan B Entertainment/Regency Enterprises/ Film4 Productions/River Road Entertainment/Regency Enterprises, 2013.

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What is love? ’Tis not hereafter.
Present mirth hath present laughter.
What’s to come is still unsure.
In delay there lies no plenty,
Then come kiss me, sweet and twenty.
Youth’s a stuff will not endure.

William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night, Or What You Will

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Living in the moment Enjoying life

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Clown

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William Shakespeare

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Twelfth Night, Or What You Will

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Play

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Comedy (play) Romantic comedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1602 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night, Or What You Will. 1602, Middle Temple Hall, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 3.

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Shakespeare, William. "Twelfth Night." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 3.

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Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.

Jesus

Matthew 26:39

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Dread Resignation Obedience

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Jesus

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Gospel of Matthew The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 26:39).

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Now, we are becoming the men we wanted to marry.

Gloria Steinem

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Women's empowerment Feminism Gender relations Men and women Women

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Gloria Steinem

Source

Ms. Magazine

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

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Steinem, Gloria. "Words and Change." Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1983. Originally published in Ms. Magazine, Jul./Aug. 1982.

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I'm the decider.

George W. Bush

Press Conference, April 18, 2006

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American Presidency Leadership American politics

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George W. Bush

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Press Conference, April 18, 2006

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Press conference

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English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

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Bush, George W. Remarks to press. 18 Apr. 2006, Rose Garden, The White House, Washington, DC, USA. Press conference.

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Justice is the constant and perpetual wish to render to every one his due.

Justinian I

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Justice Moral theory

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Justinian I

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Institutes of Justinian

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Legal writing

Statement Type

Definition

Language

Latin

Time

533 530s 6th century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Justinian. "Institutiones Justinani [Institutes of Justinian]." Corpus Iurus Civilis [Body of Civil Law]. c. 533, b. 1, ch. 1, para. 1.

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Justinian. Justinian's Institutes, translated by Peter Birks and Grant McLeod. Cornell University Press, 1987, bk. 1, ch. 1, para. 1.

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If that's true, if you don't know who I am, then maybe your best course would be to tread lightly.

Walter White

Breaking Bad

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Walter White

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Bryan Cranston

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Breaking Bad

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TV program

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Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

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Advice Threat

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English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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"Blood Money." Breaking Bad, written by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, directed by Bryan Cranston, season 5, episode 9, High Bridge Productions and Gran Via Productions, 2013.

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Leave all things behind, and come unto me for thy salvation. I will make thee free from this bondage of sins. Fear no more.

Bhagavad Gita

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Salvation Freedom Fear Sin Letting go

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Bhagavad Gita

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Sanskrit

Time

200 BC 200s BC 3rd century BC

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Vyasa. The Bhagavad Gita. c. 200 BCE, ch. 18, v. 66.

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Vyasa. The Bhagavad Gita, translated W. J. Johnson. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 18, v. 66.

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Count it the greatest sin to prefer mere existence to honor, and for the sake of life to lose the reasons for living.

Juvenal

Satires

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Honor

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Juvenal

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Satires

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Poem

Language

Latin

Time

127 120s 2nd century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Juvenal. Satirae [Satires]. c. 127, satire 8.

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Juvenal. The Satires, translated by Niall Rudd. Oxford University Press, 2008, satire 8.

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Cause I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love.

The Beatles

Can't Buy Me Love

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Limits of money Money

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The Beatles

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Can't Buy Me Love A Hard Day's Night

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Song

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Pop rock Rock music

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

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Lennon, John and Paul McCartney. "Can't Buy Me Love." Performed by The Beatles. A Hard Day's Night. Parlophone/Capitol, 1964.

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O sleep, O gentle sleep,
Nature’s soft nurse, how have I frighted thee,
That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down
And steep my senses in forgetfulness?

William Shakespeare

Henry IV, Part 2

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Insomnia Sleep

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King Henry the Fourth

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Henry IV, Part 2

Medium

Play

Genre

History (play)

Language

English

Time

1597 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Shakespeare, William. Henry IV, Part 2. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1597, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 1.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Second Part of Henry the Fourth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 1.

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I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.

Ulysses S. Grant

First Inaugural Address of Ulysses S. Grant

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Legal theory Law Political theory Politics

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Ulysses S. Grant

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First Inaugural Address of Ulysses S. Grant Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1869 1860s 19th century

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Grant, Ulysses S. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1869, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Providence has not created mankind entirely independent or entirely free. It is true that around every man a fatal circle is traced, beyond which he cannot pass; but within the wide verge of that circle he is powerful and free.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Democracy in America

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The human condition Limits of freedom Freedom

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Alexis de Tocqueville

Source

Democracy in America

Genre

Political literature

Language

French

Time

1840 1840s 19th century

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Tocqueville, Alexis De. De La Democratie en Amerique [Democracy in America]. Vol. 2, London: Saunders and Otley, 1840, bk. 4, ch. 8.

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Tocqueville, Alexis De. Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II, translated by Henry Reeve. Bantam Classics, 2000, vol. 2, bk. 4, ch. 8.

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Martyrdom covers a multitude of sins.

Mark Twain

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Martyrdom

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Mark Twain

Source

Journals of Mark Twain

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Personal journal

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English

Time

1903 1900s 20th century

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Twain, Mark. Mark Twain's Notebook, edited by Albert Bigelow Paine. The Mark Twain Company, 1932, ch. 33. Originally from Notebook, 23 May 1903.

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