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Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.

George Savile, Lord Halifax

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Topic

Anger Justifications and rationales

Author

George Savile, Lord Halifax

Source

Of Anger

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1750 1750s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Savile, George. "Of Anger." A Character of King Charles The Second and Political, Moral and Miscellaneous Thoughts and Reflections. London: J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1750.

Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.

1st Peter 2:11

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Topic

Lust

Source

1st Peter The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Greek

Time

65 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Peter 2:11).

It is hard for a woman to define her feelings in a language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.

Thomas Hardy

Far From the Madding Crowd

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Topic

Women Gender relations Patriarchy Men and women

Speaker

Bathsheba Troy

Author

Thomas Hardy

Source

Far From the Madding Crowd

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1874 1870s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Hardy, Thomas [published anonymously]. "Far From the Madding Crowd." Cornhill Magazine, 1874.

Current Citation

Hardy, Thomas. Far from the Madding Crowd, edited by Rosemarie Morgan. Penguin Classics, 2015.

I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!-and if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Topic

Being in love Love

Author

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Source

Sonnets from the Portuguese

Medium

Sonnet Poem

Statement Type

Profession of love

Language

English

Time

1850 1850s 19th century

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Original Citation

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. Sonnets from the Portuguese. London: Chapman and Hall, 1850, sonnet 43.

Current Citation

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. "Sonnets from the Portuguese." Aurora Leigh and Other Poems, edited by John Robert Glorney Bolton and Julia Bolton Holloway. Penguin Classics, 1996, sonnet 43.

The end justifies the means.

Hermann Busenbaum

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Topic

End justifies the means Justifications and rationales Moral relativism Moral theory Morality

Author

Hermann Busenbaum

Source

Medulla Theologiae Moralis

Genre

Religious literature Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

1650 1650s 17th century

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Citation

Busenbaum, Hermann. Medulla Theologiae Moralis. 1650.

Not because Socrates said so, but because it is in truth my own disposition-and perchance to some excess-I look upon all men as my compatriots, and embrace a Pole as a Frenchman, making less account of the national than of the universal and common bond.

Michel de Montaigne

Essays

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Topic

Citizens of the world

Author

Michel de Montaigne

Source

Of Vanity Essays

Medium

Essay

Language

French

Time

1580 1580s 16th century

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Original Citation

De Montaigne, Michel. "De la Vanite [Of Vanity]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.

Current Citation

De Montaigne, Michel. "On Vanity." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.

The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.

Almost Famous

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Topic

Connecting with others

Speaker

Lester Bangs

Actor

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Source

Almost Famous

Medium

Film

Genre

Road movie Comedy drama (film) Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

2000 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Almost Famous. Directed by Cameron Crowe. Columbia Pictures/ DreamWorks Pictures/Vinyl Films, 2000.

I am not arguing with you-I am telling you.

James McNeill Whistler

The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

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Topic

Communication

Author

James McNeill Whistler

Source

The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

Language

English

Time

1890 1890s 19th century

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Citation

Whistler, James McNeill. The Gentle Art of Making Enemies. London: William Heinemann, 1890.

The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose.

Henry Kissinger

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Topic

Guerilla warfare Winning and losing War

Speaker

Henry Kissinger

Source

The Viet Nam Negotiations Foreign Affairs

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Kissinger, Henry. "The Viet Nam Negotiations." Foreign Affairs, Jan. 1969.

I have spoken of a Thousand Points of Light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the Nation, doing good. We will work hand in hand, encouraging, sometimes leading, sometimes being led.

George H.W. Bush

Inaugural Address of George H.W. Bush

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Topic

Subsidiarity Limited government

Speaker

George H.W. Bush

Source

Inaugural Address of George H.W. Bush Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Bush, George H. W. "Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1989, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

Proverbs 9:10

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Topic

Fear of God Wisdom

Source

Proverbs The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 9:10).

Man is one name belonging to every nation upon earth. In them all is one soul though many tongues. Every country has its own language; yet the subjects of which the untutored soul speaks are the same everywhere.

Tertullian

On the Testimony of the Soul

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Topic

Interconnectedness of all people Language

Author

Tertullian

Source

On the Testimony of the Soul

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Latin

Time

198 190s 2nd century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Tertullian. De Testimonio Animae [The Testimony of the Soul]. c. 198, ch. 6.

No one is to seek his own advantage, but rather that of his neighbor.

Apostle Paul

1st Corinthians 10:24

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Topic

Selflessness Loving others

Author

Apostle Paul

Source

1st Corinthians The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Greek

Time

55 50s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible. The Lockman Foundation, 1971. (1st Corinthians 10:24).

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Gerald Ford

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Topic

Limited government Government Conservatism Political theory Politics

Speaker

Gerald Ford

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ford, Gerald. Presidential address to a joint session of Congress. Joint session of Congress. 12 Aug. 1974, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

This is a circus. It's a national disgrace. And from my standpoint as a black American, as far as I'm concerned, it is a high-tech lynching for uppity blacks who in any way deign to think for themselves, to do for themselves.

Clarence Thomas

On the Senate hearings on his nomination to the Supreme Court.

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Topic

American politics

Speaker

Clarence Thomas

Medium

Congressional hearing

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Thomas, Clarence. Quoted in The New York Times. 12 Oct. 1991. Originally a statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee. 11 Oct. 1991, Washington, DC, USA.

I slept and dreamed that life was beauty.
I woke-and found that life was duty.

Ellen Sturgis Hooper

Beauty and Duty

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Topic

Dreams Daily grind

Author

Ellen Sturgis Hooper

Source

Beauty and Duty

Language

English

Time

1840 1840s 19th century

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Citation

Hooper, Ellen Sturgis. "I Slept, and Dreamed that Life was Beauty." The Dial, July 1840.

Love...is not a big enough word. It's not a big enough word for how I feel about my wife.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

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Topic

Marriage Relationships Love

Speaker

Del Griffith

Actor

John Candy

Source

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Medium

Film

Genre

Road movie Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Directed by John Hughes, Hughes Entertainment, 1987.

Happy Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight!

Clement Clarke Moore

A Visit from St. Nicholas

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Topic

Christmas

Author

Clement Clarke Moore

Source

A Visit from St. Nicholas

Language

English

Time

1823 1820s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Moore, Clement Clarke. "Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas." Sentinel, 23 Dec. 1823.

Current Citation

Moore, Clement Clarke. The Night Before Christmas. Applesauce Press, 2011.

They died to save their country and they only saved the world.

G.K. Chesterton

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Topic

Dying for one's country World War I

Author

G.K. Chesterton

Source

The English Graves The Ballad of St. Barbara and Other Verses

Medium

Poem

Genre

War poetry

Language

English

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Chesterton, G.K. "The English Graves." The Ballad of St. Barbara and Other Verses. Cecil Palmer, 1922, I. 18.

Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.

C.S. Lewis

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Topic

Nature of love Love

Author

C.S. Lewis

Source

One Man Brains Trust

Genre

Philosophical literature Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Lewis, C. S. "Answers to Questions on Christianity." God in the Dock. Eerdmans, 1970, pt. 1, ch. 4, q. 1. Originally presented as the speech, "One Man Brains Trust" 18 Apr. 1944, Head Office of Electric and Musical Industries Ltd., Hayes, England, UK, q. 1.