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Religion; which by reason of the different fancies, judgments, and passions of several men, hath grown up into ceremonies so different, that those which are used by one man, are for the most part ridiculous to another.

Thomas Hobbes

Leviathan

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Diversity of religion Religion

Author

Thomas Hobbes

Source

Leviathan

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1651 1650s 17th century

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Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil. London: Andrew Crooke, 1651, pt. 1, ch. 12.

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Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan, edited by Christopher Brooke. Penguin Classics, 2017, pt. 1, ch. 12.

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All we like sheep have gone astray.

Isaiah

Isaiah 53:6

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Sin

Author

Isaiah

Source

Isaiah The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Hebrew

Time

681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 53:6).

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Our Constitution is so simple, so practical that it is possible always to meet extraordinary needs by changes in emphasis and arrangement without loss of essential form.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Constitutional theory US Constitution American politics

Speaker

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Source

First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1933 1930s 20th century

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1933, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. "First Inaugral Address: Washington, DC, March 4, 1933." Great Speeches, edited by John Grafton. Dover, 1999.

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Such is the human race. Often it does seem such a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat.

Mark Twain

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Noah's Ark Misanthropy The human condition

Author

Mark Twain

Source

The Church Edifice Christian Science

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1907 1900s 20th century

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Twain, Mark. "The Church Edifice." Christian Science. Harper & Brothers, 1907.

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All Property indeed, except the Savage’s temporary Cabin, his Bow, his Matchcoat, and other little Acquisitions absolutely necessary for his Subsistence, seems to me to be the Creature of public Convention. Hence the Public has the Right of Regulating Descents & all other Conveyances of Property, and even of limiting the Quantity & the Uses of it.

Benjamin Franklin

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Property rights Government regulation Government Political theory

Author

Benjamin Franklin

Source

Letters of Benjamin Franklin

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1783 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Franklin, Benjamin. Letter to Robert Morris. 25 Dec. 1783.

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Franklin, Benjamin."Paris, 1776-1785: Robert Morris, December 26, 1783." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

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The Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one. Mere reason is insufficient to convince us of its veracity: And whoever is moved by Faith to assent to it, is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person, which subverts all the principles of his understanding, and gives him a determination to believe what is most contrary to custom and experience.

David Hume

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

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Faith and reason Miracles Reason Critique of Christianity Christianity

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David Hume

Source

Of the Idea of Necessary Connection (In Two Parts) An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

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Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1748 1740s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Hume, David. "Of the Idea of Necessary Connection (In Two Parts)." An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. London: A. Millar, 1748, sect. 7, pt. 2, para. 41.

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Hume, David. "Of the Idea of Necessary Connexion." An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, edited by Tom L. Beauchamp. Oxford University Press, 2000, sect. 7, pt. 2, para. 41.

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To write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric.

Theodor Adorno

Kulturkritik und Gesellschaft

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Poetry Auschwitz The Holocaust

Author

Theodor Adorno

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Kulturkritik und Gesellschaft

Medium

Essay

Language

German

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

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Adorno, Theodor. "Kulturkritik und Gesellschaft [An Essay on Cultural Criticism and Society]." Prismen, GS 10.1, 1955. Reprinted in Prisms, translated by Samuel and Shierry Weber. MIT Press, 1967.

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The world is cruel, and the only morality in a cruel world is chance. Unbiased, unprejudiced…fair.

The Dark Knight

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The world Randomness Morality

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Two-Face/Harvey Dent

Actor

Aaron Eckhart

Source

The Dark Knight

Medium

Film

Genre

Superhero (film) Crime drama (film) Superhero Crime drama

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

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The Dark Knight. Directed by Christopher Nolan, Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/Syncopy, 2008.

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Strike me down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the Dark Side will be complete!

The Emperor

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Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

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The Dark Side

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The Emperor

Actor

Ian McDiarmid

Source

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Science fiction (film) Epic Science fiction

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English

Time

1983 1980s 20th century

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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. Directed by Richard Marquand, Lucasfilm Ltd., 1983.

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There is occasions and causes why and wherefore in all things.

William Shakespeare

Henry V

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Causation

Speaker

Capt. Fluellen

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Henry V

Medium

Play

Genre

History (play)

Language

English

Time

1599 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Shakespeare, William. Henry V. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1599, The Curtain, Shoreditch, London, England, UK, act 5, sc. 1.

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Shakespeare, William. "Henry the Fifth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 5, sc. 1.

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The moment I meet an attractive woman, I have to start pretending I have no desire to make love to her.

North by Northwest

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Beautiful women Pursuing women

Speaker

Roger Thornhill

Actor

Cary Grant

Source

North by Northwest

Medium

Film

Genre

Spy (film) Thriller (film) Spy Thriller

Language

English

Time

1959 1950s 20th century

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North by Northwest. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959.

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Vows were ever brokers to defiling.

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's Sonnets

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Broken promises Promises

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William Shakespeare

Source

A Lover’s Complaint Shakespeare's Sonnets

Medium

Poem

Genre

Narrative poem

Language

English

Time

1609 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Shakespeare, William. "A Lover's Complaint." Shakespeare's Sonnets. London: Thomas Thorpe, 1609, I. 173.

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Shakespeare, William. "A Lover's Complaint." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, Walter Cohen, Suzanne Gossett, Jean E Howard, Katharine Eisaman Maus, and Gordon McMullan, 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015.

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We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

Barack Obama

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American ideals America

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Barack Obama

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First Inaugural Address of Barack Obama

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2009 2000s 21st century

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Obama, Barack. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 2009, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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He prayeth well, who loveth well
Both man and bird and beast.
He prayeth best, who loveth best
All things both great and small.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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Man and animals

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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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. 7.

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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. 7.

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Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.

Calvin

Quoted in Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson

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Intelligent life Man and the universe

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Calvin

Author

Bill Watterson

Source

Calvin and Hobbes

Medium

Comic strip

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

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Watterson, Bill. Calvin and Hobbes. Comic Strip. 8 Nov. 1989.

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I must study Politicks and War that my sons may have liberty to study Mathematicks and Philosophy.

John Adams

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Politics War Progress

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John Adams

Source

Letters of John Adams

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Letter

Language

English

Time

1780 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Adams, John. Letter to Abigail Adams. 12 May 1780.

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John Adams to Abigail Adams, 12 May 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/04-03-02-0258.

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In every thing give thanks.

Apostle Paul

1st Thessalonians 5:18

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Gratitude

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Apostle Paul

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1st Thessalonians The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Greek

Time

51 50s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Thessalonians 5:18).

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Life is a gamble at terrible odds-if it was a bet, you wouldn't take it.

Tom Stoppard

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

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Nature of life The human condition

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Player

Author

Tom Stoppard

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

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Play

Language

English

Time

1966 1960s 20th century

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Stoppard, Tom. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. 24 Aug. 1966, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh, Scotland, act 3.

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Stoppard, Tom. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Grove Press, 2017, act 3.

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For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth; And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, That in my flesh I shall see God.

Job

Job 19:25-26 KJV

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The afterlife Victory over death Resurrection

Speaker

Job

Source

Book of Job The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Job 19:25-26).

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Be it art or hap,
He hath spoken true.

William Shakespeare

Antony and Cleopatra

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Honesty Truth

Speaker

Mark Antony

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Antony and Cleopatra

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1607 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Shakespeare, William. Antony and Cleopatra. King's Men, c. 1607, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 3.

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

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