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The core of man's spirit comes from new experiences.

Chris McCandless

Into the Wild

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Topic

Experiences

Speaker

Chris McCandless

Actor

Emile Hirsch

Source

Into the Wild

Medium

Film

Genre

Biography (film) Adventure drama (film) Biography Adventure drama

Language

English

Time

2007 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Into the Wild. Directed by Sean Penn, Paramount Vantage/River Road Entertainment/Square One C.I.H./Linson Film, 2007.

In a society under the forms of which the stronger faction can readily unite and oppress the weaker, anarchy may as truly be said to reign as in a state of nature.

James Madison

Federalist 51

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Topic

Minority rights Political theory Politics

Author

James Madison

Source

Federalist 51 The Federalist Papers

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1788 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Madison, James [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 51, The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments." New York Packet, 8 Feb. 1788.

Current Citation

Madison, James. "No. 51: How to maintain: make the parts check each other. Also, a federal system divides power further.--Madison (or Hamilton)." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.

Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive,
But to be young was very heaven!

William Wordsworth

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Topic

Being young Youth

Author

William Wordsworth

Source

The French Revolution, as it Appeared to Enthusiasts

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1809 1800s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Wordsworth, William. The Prelude, or Growth of a Poet's Mind. London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, 1805, bk. 11, I. 108.

Current Citation

Wordsworth, William. "The Prelude (1805)." William Wordsworth: The Major Works: including The Prelude, edited by Stephen Gill. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 11, l. 108.

No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.

Ulysses S. Grant

Note sent to a Confederate general during the Civil War.

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Topic

American Civil War

Author

Ulysses S. Grant

Language

English

Time

1862 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Grant, Ulysses Simpson. Note to General S. B. Buckner. 16 Feb. 1862.

Current Citation

Grant, Ulysses Simpson. Quoted in The Generals' Civil War: What Their Memoirs Can Teach Us Today, written by Stephen Cushman. UNC Press Books, 2021.

In Eden the only wealth is nakedness and unawareness.

Carlos Fuentes

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Topic

Garden of Eden Wealth Nakedness Innocence

Author

Carlos Fuentes

Source

The Two Americas The Orange Tree

Medium

Short story

Language

Spanish

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Fuentes, Carlos. "Las does Americas [The Two Americas]." El Naranjo [The Orange Tree]. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994.

To see your enemy and know him is part of the complete education of man.

Marcus Garvey

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Topic

Understanding one's enemy Enemies

Author

Marcus Garvey

Language

English

Time

1923 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Garvey, Marcus. Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey. Vol. 1, The Universal Publishing House, 1923, ch. 2.

That is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great. When it comes to one, it comes as naturally as sleep.

Willa Cather

My Antonia

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Topic

Happiness Contentment

Author

Willa Cather

Source

My Antonia

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1918 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Cather, Willa. My Ántonia. Houghton Mifflin, 1918, bk. 1, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Cather, Willa. My Ántonia. W. W. Norton & Co., 2015, bk. 1, ch. 2.

I say hurl. If you blow chunks and she comes back, she's yours. But if you spew and she bolts, it was never meant to be.

Wayne Campbell

Wayne's World

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Topic

True love

Speaker

Wayne Campbell

Actor

Mike Myers

Source

Wayne's World

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wayne's World. Directed by Penelope Spheeris, Paramount Pictures, 1992.

I went to the crossroad,
fell down on my knees.
Asked the Lord above,
"Have mercy, save poor Bob if you please."

Robert Johnson

Cross Road Blues

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Topic

God's mercy

Speaker

Robert Johnson

Source

Cross Road Blues

Medium

Song

Genre

Blues

Statement Type

Prayer

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Johnson, Robert. Cross Road Blues. Vocalion Records, 1937.

Fuck! Even in the future nothing works.

Spaceballs

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Topic

Dystopian future The future

Speaker

Dark Helmet

Actor

Rick Moranis

Source

Spaceballs

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (fim) Science fiction (film) Comedy Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Spaceballs. Directed by Mel Brooks, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Brooksfilms/Industrial Light & Magic, 1987

Marriage is the only actual bondage known to our law. There remain no legal slaves, except the mistress of every house.

John Stuart Mill

The Subjection of Women

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Topic

Marriage

Author

John Stuart Mill

Source

The Subjection of Women

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1869 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Mill, John Stuart. The Subjection of Women. London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1869, ch. 4.

Current Citation

Mill, John Stuart. "The Subjection of Women." On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays, edited by Mark Philp and Frederick Rosen. Oxford University Press, 2015, ch. 4.

Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees.

Angel

Revelation 7:3

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Topic

Conservation Man and nature

Speaker

Angel

Source

Revelation The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Greek

Time

90 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Revelation 7:3).

Twas only fear first in the world made gods.

Ben Jonson

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Topic

Existence of God God and man God

Speaker

Sejanus

Author

Ben Jonson

Source

Sejanus His Fall

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1603 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Jonson, Ben. Sejanus His Fall. King's Men, 1603, at court, London, England, UK, act 2.

Current Citation

Jonson, Ben. "Sejanus." Ben Jonson: Five Plays, edited by G. A. Wilkes. Oxford University Press, 2009, act 2.

Love is nothing but lust and cheating and lies.

The Seventh Seal

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Topic

Nature of love Love

Speaker

Jöns

Actor

Gunnar Björnstrand

Source

The Seventh Seal

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy drama (film) Drama (film) Fantasy drama Drama

Language

Swedish

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Det sjunde inseglet [The Seventh Seal]. Directed by Ingmar Bergman, Svensk Filmindustri, 1957.

We have an old saying in Delta: don't get mad, get even.

Animal House

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Topic

Revenge

Speaker

Daniel Simpson "D-Day" Day

Actor

Bruce McGill

Source

Animal House

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1978 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Animal House. Directed by John Landis, Universal Pictures, 1978.

We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars. Now we just look down, and worry about our place in the dirt.

Interstellar

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Topic

Man and the universe

Speaker

Cooper

Actor

Matthew McConaughey

Source

Interstellar

Medium

Film

Genre

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

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Interstellar. Directed by Christopher Nolan, Legendary Pictures/Syncopy/Lynda Obst Productions, 2014.

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. They must, they have no other models.

James Baldwin

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Topic

Parents and children

Author

James Baldwin

Source

Fifth Avenue, Uptown; A Letter from Harlem Esquire

Medium

Essay Magazine

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Baldwin, James. "Fifth Avenue, Uptown; A Letter from Harlem." Esquire, July 1960.

He was not born to shame.
Upon his brow shame is ashamed to sit.

William Shakespeare

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Topic

Shamelessness

Speaker

Juliet Capulet

Author

William Shakespeare

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Insult

Language

English

Time

1597 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. London: John Danter, 1597, act 3, sc. 2.

Current Citation

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

Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

John the Baptist

John 1:29

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Topic

Jesus Sacrifice Forgiveness of sins

Speaker

John the Baptist

Source

Gospel of John The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

90 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 1:29).

Always look on the bright side of life.

Monty Python's Life of Brian

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Topic

The bright side Optimism

Speaker

Lead Singer Crucifee 

Actor

Eric Idle

Source

Monty Python's Life of Brian

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Monty Python's Life of Brian. Directed by Terry Jones, Handmade Films/Python (Monty) Pictures, 1979.