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The rich are the scum of the earth in every country.

G.K. Chesterton

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The rich

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The Irishman

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G.K. Chesterton

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The Flying Inn

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1914 1910s 20th century

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Chesterton, G.K. "The Flying Inn." The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton, edited by Iain T. Benson. Vol. 7, Ignatius Press, 2005, ch. 15. Originally published by John Lane/Methuen, 1914.

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The fate of the country...does not depend on what kind of paper you drop into the ballot-box once a year, but on what kind of man you drop from your chamber into the street every morning.

Henry David Thoreau

Slavery in Massachusetts

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Citizenship

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Henry David Thoreau

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Slavery in Massachusetts

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English

Time

1854 1850s 19th century

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Thoreau, Henry David. "Slavery in Massachusetts." Anti-Slavery Celebration. 4 July 1854, Framingham, MA, USA. Lecture.

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Thoreau, Henry David. "Slavery in Massachusetts." Essays on Civil Disobedience, edited by Bob Blaisdell. Dover Publications, 2016.

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If youth knew; if age could.

Henri Estienne

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Youth vs. old age Youth Old age

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Henri Estienne

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Les Premices

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Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

French

Time

1594 1590s 16th century

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Estienne, Henri. Les Premices. 1594, bk. 4, epigram 4.

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Shallow brooks murmur most, deep silent slide away.

Philip Sidney

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Surface vs. depth Still waters run deep

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Dorus

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Philip Sidney

Source

Arcadia

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1593 1590s 16th century

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Sidney, Philip. The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia. 1593, bk. 1.

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Sidney, Philip. The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, edited by Katherine Duncan-Jones. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1.

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The judicial power ought to be distinct from both the legislative and the executive, and independent upon both, that so it may be a check upon both, as both should be checks upon that.

John Adams

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Checks and balances Political theory American politics Politics

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John Adams

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Thoughts on Government, Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies

Medium

Pamphlet

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1776 1770s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Adams, John. Thoughts on Government, Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 1776.

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Adams, John. "Thoughts on Government, Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies, April 1776." John Adams: Revolutionary Writings 1775-1783, edited by Gordon S. Wood. Library of America, 2011.

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Give me neither poverty nor riches.

Proverbs 30:8

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Poverty Wealth Moderation

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Proverbs The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 30:8).

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The fashion wears out more apparel than the man.

William Shakespeare

Much Ado About Nothing

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Conrade

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William Shakespeare

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Much Ado About Nothing

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1600 1600s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Shakespeare, William. Much Ado About Nothing. London: Andrew Wise and William Aspley, 1600, act 3, sc. 3.

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Shakespeare, William. "Much Ado About Nothing." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 3.

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Let's get the shit kicked out of us by love!

Love Actually

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Vulnerability Dangers of love Love

Speaker

Sam

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Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Source

Love Actually

Medium

Film

Genre

Christmas (film) Romantic comedy (film) Christmas Romantic comedy

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

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Love Actually. Directed by Richard Curtis, Working Title Films/StudioCanal/DNA Films, 2003.

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No one can be good for long when goodness is not in demand.

Bertolt Brecht

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Incentives Character

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The First God

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Bertolt Brecht

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The Good Woman of Setzuan

Medium

Play

Language

German

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

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Brecht, Bertolt. Der gute Mensch von Sezuan [The Good Person of Szechwan]. 1943, Zürich Schauspielhaus, Zürich, Switzerland.

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Brecht, Bertolt. The Good Person Of Szechwan, edited by Tom Kuhn and Charlotte Ryland, translated by John Willett. Methuen Drama, 2012.

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Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.

George Savile, Lord Halifax

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Deterrence (theory of punishment) Theory of punishment Criminal law Legal theory Law

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George Savile, Lord Halifax

Source

A Character of King Charles II

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English

Time

1750 1750s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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

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Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life... Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends.

Gandalf

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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Life and death

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Gandalf

Actor

Ian McKellen

Source

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Fantasy (film) Epic Fantasy

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Directed by Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema/WingNut Films, 2001.

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A simple and a proper function of government is just to make it easy for us to do good and difficult for us to do wrong.

Jimmy Carter

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Role of government Political theory

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Jimmy Carter

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

1976 1970s 20th century

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Carter, Jimmy. Acceptance address. Democratic National Convention. 15 July 1976, Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA.

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It comes as a great shock around the age of 5, 6, or 7 to discover that the flag to which you have pledged allegiance, along with everybody else, has not pledged allegiance to you. It comes as a great shock to see Gary Cooper killing off the Indians, and although you are rooting for Gary Cooper, that the Indians are you.

James Baldwin

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Black experience

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James Baldwin

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The American Dream and the American Negro The New York Times

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

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Baldwin, James. "The American Dream and the American Negro." The New York Times, 7 Mar. 1965. Originally debate speech "The American Dream and the American Negro." Has the American Dream Been Achieved at the Expense of the American Negro? Debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley. Cambridge Union. 17 Feb. 1965, Cambridge, England, UK.

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No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy.

Amartya Sen

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Development as Freedom

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Democracy

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Amartya Sen

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Development as Freedom

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Political literature Economic literature

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Sen, Amartya. Development as Freedom. Alfred A. Knopf, 1999, ch. 1.

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I never forgot. Not for one moment. I knew I'd find you in the end. It's our destiny.

Slumdog Millionaire

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Fate Love

Speaker

Youngest Jamal

Actor

Ayush Mahesh Khedekar

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Slumdog Millionaire

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

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Slumdog Millionaire. Directed by Danny Boyle, Celador Films/Film4 Productions, 2008.

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Every man paddle his own canoe.

Frederick Marryat

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Settlers in Canada

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Thinking for oneself

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Anonymous First Nations chief

Author

Frederick Marryat

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Settlers in Canada

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Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1844 1840s 19th century

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Marryat, Frederick. The Settlers in Canada. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844, ch. 8.

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Everyone complains of his memory, and no one complains of his judgment.

François de La Rochefoucauld

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Memory Self-criticism

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François de La Rochefoucauld

Source

Reflections

Medium

Epigram

Language

French

Time

1678 1670s 17th century

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La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Reflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims]. c. 1665.

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La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Collected Maxims and Other Reflections, translated by E. H. and A. M. Blackmore and Francine Giguere. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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You put a textbook in front of these kids, put a problem on the blackboard, teach them every problem in some statewide test, it won't matter. None of it. 'Cause they're not learning for our world; they're learning for theirs.

Howard "Bunny" Colvin

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The Wire

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Inner city issues Education

Speaker

Howard "Bunny" Colvin

Actor

Robert Wisdom

Source

The Wire

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

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"Misgivings." The Wire, written by David Simon and Eric Ellis Overmyer and Ed Burns, directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, season 4, episode 10, Blown Deadline Productions and Home Box Office, 2006.

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Fallacies, which do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions.

G.K. Chesterton

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Intellectual trends Trends Logical fallacies Logic

Author

G.K. Chesterton

Source

Illustrated London News

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1930 1930s 20th century

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Chesterton, G.K. "Novels on the Great War." The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton. Vol. 35, Ignatius Press, 1986. Originally published by Illustrated London News, 19 Apr. 1930.

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Power resides where men believe it resides. It’s a trick, a shadow on the wall. And a very small man can cast a very large shadow.

Game of Thrones

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Nature of power Power

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Lord Varys

Actor

Conleth Hill

Source

Game of Thrones

Medium

TV program

Genre

Fantasy (TV) Drama (TV) Fantasy Drama

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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"What Is Dead May Never Die." Game of Thrones, written by George R.R. Martin and David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, directed by Alik Sakharov, season 2, episode 3, Home Box Office and Television 360 and Grok! Studio, 2012.

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