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The love of money is the root of all evil.

1st Timothy 6:10

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Love of money Greed Money

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1st Timothy The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

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Language

Greek

Time

64 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Timothy 6:10).

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God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners.

Soren Kierkegaard

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God and man Salvation

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Soren Kierkegaard

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Journals of Soren Kierkegaard

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Personal journal

Language

Danish

Time

1838 1830s 19th century

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Kierkegaard, Soren. Journal entry. 7 July 1838.

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Kierkegaard, Soren. The Journals of Kierkegaard, translated by Alexander Dru. Harper Torch, 1959.

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I experimented with marijuana a time or two. And I didn't like it, and didn't inhale.

Bill Clinton

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Marijuana

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Bill Clinton

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Lies

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English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Clinton, Bill. Comment on campaign trail. 29 Mar. 1992, New York, NY, USA.

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Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.

Mae West

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Too much of a good thing

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Mae West

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English

Time

1959 1950s 20th century

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West, Mae. Goodness Had Nothing to Do with It: The Autobiography of Mae West. Prentice Hall, 1959, ch. 21.

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A revolution is not the same as inviting people to dinner, or writing an essay, or painting a picture... A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.

Mao Zedong

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Revolution

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Mao Zedong

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Political literature

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Definition

Language

Chinese

Time

1927 1920s 20th century

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Zedong, Mao. "湖南农民运动考察报告 [Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan]." Zhongyang Fukan, 28 Mar. 1927.

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Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted? One moment. Would you capture it? Or just let it slip?

8 Mile

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Going for it Opportunities

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Jimmy 'B-Rabbit' Smith

Actor

Eminem

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8 Mile

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Film

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Musical (film) Drama (film) Musical Drama

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

2002 2000s 21st century

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8 Mile. Directed by Curtis Hanson. Imagine Entertainment/Mikona Productions/GmbH & Co. KG, 2002.

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The earth is what we all have in common.

Wendell Berry

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The world Interconnectedness of all things

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Wendell Berry

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The Unsettling of America

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English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

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Berry, Wendell. The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture. Sierra Club Books, 1977, ch. 7.

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All rising to great place is by a winding stair.

Francis Bacon

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Road to success Success

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Francis Bacon

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Of Great Place Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral

Medium

Essay

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Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1625 1620s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Bacon, Francis "Of Great Place." Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall. London: John Haviland, 1625.

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Bacon, Francis. "Essays, or Counsels, Civil and Moral (1625): Of Great Place." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no more, and longs eagerly for just two things-bread and circuses!

Juvenal

Satires

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Decline of civilization Decadence

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Juvenal

Source

Satires

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

127 120s 2nd century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Juvenal. Satirae [Satires]. c. 127, satire 10.

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Juvenal. The Satires, translated by Niall Rudd. Oxford University Press, 2008, satire 10.

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Education is a weapon whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.

Joseph Stalin

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Power of education Education

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Joseph Stalin

Language

Russian

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

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Stalin, Joseph. "Marxism VS. Liberalism: An Interview." Interviewed by H. G. Wells. New Century Publishers, Sept. 1937.

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To err is human, to forgive divine.

Alexander Pope

An Essay on Criticism

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Mistakes Forgiveness

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Alexander Pope

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An Essay on Criticism

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Poem

Language

English

Time

1711 1710s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Pope, Alexander, [published anonymously]. "An Essay on Criticism." London: W. Lewis, 1711, l. 526.

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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Criticism." The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 2, I. 526.

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You clearly don't know who you're talking to, so let me clue you in. I am not in danger, Skyler. I am the danger. A guy opens his door and gets shot, and you think that of me? No! I am the one who knocks!

Walter White

Breaking Bad

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Danger

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Walter White

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Bryan Cranston

Source

Breaking Bad

Medium

TV program

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Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Statement Type

Boast

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

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"Cornered." Breaking Bad, written by Vince Gilligan and Gennifer Hutchison, directed by Michael Slovis, season 4, episode 6, High Bridge Productions and Gran Via Productions, 2011.

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If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.

Epictetus

The Enchiridion

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Brothers Friendship Forgiveness

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Epictetus

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The Enchiridion

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Philosophical literature

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Greek

Time

135 130s 2nd century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Epictetus. Ἐγχειρίδιον Ἐπικτήτου, Enkheirídion Epiktḗtou [Enchiridion of Epictetus]. c. 125 CE, ch. 43.

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Epictetus. Enchiridion, translated by George Long. Dover Publications, 2004, ch. 43.

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If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.

Johnnie Cochran

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On the glove that O.J. Simpson allegedy wore in the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.

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OJ trial

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Johnnie Cochran

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Courtroom speech Speech

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English

Time

1995 1990s 20th century

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Superior Court of California for and in the County of Los Angeles. The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson. 3 Oct. 1995. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/oj/etc/script.html.

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The Power of Christ compels you!

The Exorcist

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Casting out demons Demons

Speaker

Father Merrin

Actor

Max von Sydow

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The Exorcist

Medium

Film

Genre

Horror (film) Horror

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

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The Exorcist. Directed by William Friedkin, Hoya Productions, 1973.

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Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!

The Wizard of Oz

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Forbidden

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The Wizard of Oz

Actor

Frank Morgan

Source

The Wizard of Oz

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy (film) Musical (film) Fantasy Musical

Statement Type

Orders and commands

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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Boys, you must strive to find your own voice, because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all.

Dead Poets Society

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Finding oneself Being oneself

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John Keating

Actor

Robin Williams

Source

Dead Poets Society

Medium

Film

Genre

Teen (film) Drama (film) Teen Drama

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

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Dead Poets Society. Directed by Peter Weir, Touchstone Pictures/Silver Screen Partners IV, 1989.

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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Alexander Pope

An Essay on Criticism

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Taking risks Going for it

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Alexander Pope

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An Essay on Criticism

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Poem

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Language

English

Time

1711 1710s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Pope, Alexander, [published anonymously]. "An Essay on Criticism." London: W. Lewis, 1711, pt. 2, l. 626.

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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Criticism." The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 2, I. 626.

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The Revolution was effected before the War commenced. The Revolution was in the Minds and Hearts of the People.

John Adams

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American Revolution Revolution Politics

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John Adams

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Letters of John Adams

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1818 1810s 19th century

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Adams, John. Letter to Hezekiah Niles. 13 Feb. 1818.

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“From John Adams to Hezekiah Niles, 13 February 1818,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-6854.

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Make the Revolution a parent of settlement, and not a nursery of future revolutions.

Edmund Burke

Reflections on the Revolution in France

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Revolution French Revolution

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Edmund Burke

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Reflections on the Revolution in France

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Political literature

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1790 1790s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Burke, Edmund. Reflections on the Revolution in France. London: James Dodsley, 1790.

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Burke, Edmund. "Reflections on the Revolution in France." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.

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