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On the whole, and in the long run, we shall go up or down together.

Theodore Roosevelt

1901 State of the Union Address

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Interconnectedness of all people Politics

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Theodore Roosevelt

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1901 State of the Union Address Presidential State of the Union addresses

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

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English

Time

1901 1900s 20th century

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Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. "State of the Union Address." 3 Dec. 1901, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Everything I have written seems like straw by comparison with what I have seen and what has been revealed to me.

St. Thomas Aquinas

Said following a mystical experience, after which Tolstoy did no more teaching or writing.

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Ecstatic visions

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St. Thomas Aquinas

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Latin

Time

1273 1270s 13th century

Era

Middle Ages

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St. Thomas Aquinus. Reply to Reginald of Piperno. c. 6 Dec. 1273.

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St. Thomas Aquinus. Quoted in The Life of Saint Thomas Aquinas: Biographical Documents, written by Kenelm Foster. Longmans, Green and Company/Helicon Press, 1959.

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Much learning does not teach understanding.

Heraclitus

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Education vs. wisdom Education Wisdom

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Heraclitus

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Presocratic fragment Fragment

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Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Heraclitus. Fragments. 5th century BC, DK B40.

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Heraclitus. Fragments, translated by Brooks Haxton. Penguin Classics, 2003.

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Mary, I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow, and the next day, and next year, and the year after that. I'm shakin' the dust of this crummy little town off my feet and I'm gonna see the world.

It's a Wonderful Life

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Making a change

Speaker

George Bailey

Actor

Jimmy Stewart

Source

It's a Wonderful Life

Medium

Film

Genre

Christmas (film) Drama (film) Christmas Drama

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English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

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It's a Wonderful Life. Directed by Frank Capra, Liberty Films, 1946.

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If there were more food and fewer people, this would be a perfect party.

Ron Swanson

Parks and Recreation

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Parties Misanthropy

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Ron Swanson

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Nick Offerman

Source

Parks and Recreation

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TV program

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Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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"Pawnee Commons." Parks and Recreation, written by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur and Alexandra Rushfield, directed by Morgan Sackett, season 5, episode 8, Deedle-Dee Productions and Fremulon, 2012.

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Real freedom is freedom from fear, and unless you can live from fear, you cannot live a dignified human life.

Aung San Suu Kyi

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Freedom from fear Nature of freedom Freedom

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Aung San Suu Kyi

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BBC News

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English

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Aung San Suu Kyi. Undated interview with the BBC. c. 1970.

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Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Ethical Demands for Integration

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Civil rights Law

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The Ethical Demands for Integration

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Speech

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

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King, Martin Luther, Jr. “The Ethical Demands for Integration.” 27 Dec. 1962, University of Vanderbilt Law School, Nashville, TN, USA.

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I don't want to survive. I want to live.

12 Years a Slave

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Surviving vs. thriving

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Solomon Northup

Actor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

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12 Years a Slave

Medium

Film

Genre

Historical drama (film) Drama (film) Historical drama Drama

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English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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12 Years a Slave. Directed by Steve McQueen, Plan B Entertainment/Regency Enterprises/ Film4 Productions/River Road Entertainment/Regency Enterprises, 2013.

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When you hurt people, they begin to love you less. That's what careless words do. They make people love you a little less.

Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

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Hurting others

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Ammu

Author

Arundhati Roy

Source

The God of Small Things

Medium

Novel

Genre

Post-colonial literature

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Roy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things. Random House, 1997, ch. 1.

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They were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Acts 2:4

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Holy Spirit

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Book of Acts The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

62 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Acts 2:4).

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Dad always used to say the only causes worth fighting for were the lost causes.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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Fighting for justice

Speaker

Jefferson Smith

Actor

Jimmy Stewart

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Medium

Film

Genre

Political (film) Comedy drama (film) Political Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Directed by Frank Capra, Columbia Pictures, 1939.

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One principle must make the universe a single complex living creature, one from all.

Plotinus

Enneads

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Monism The universe

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Plotinus

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Enneads

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Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

270 270s 3rd century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Plotinus. The Six Enneads. c. 270, bk. 2, treatise 3.

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Plotinus. The Enneads, edited by Lloyd P. Gerson, translated by George Boys-Stones, et. al. Cambridge University Press, 2018, bk. 2, treatise 3.

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Why do I get the feeling that someday I'll be describing this to a psychiatrist?

Lisa Simpson

The Simpsons

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Trauma

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Lisa Simpson

Actor

Yeardley Smith

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The Simpsons

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TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

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"Dead Putting Society." The Simpsons, written by Matt Groening and James L. Brooks and Sam Simon, directed by Rich Moore, season 2, episode 6, Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television, 1990.

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I am happier when I have something to compose, for that, after all, is my sole delight and passion.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Creativity Music

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Letter

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German

Time

1777 1770s 18th century

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Letter to his father. 11 Oct. 1777.

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. "Letter to his father in Salzburg. Munich, October 11, 1777." Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life, translated and edited by Robert Spaethling. W. W. Norton & Company, 2005.

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Our liberty depends on freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

Thomas Jefferson

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Freedom of the press First Amendment Constitutional theory

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Thomas Jefferson

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Letter

Language

English

Time

1786 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to James Currie. 28 Jan. 1786.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "Letter to James Currie, 28 Jan. 1786." The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, edited by Julian P. Boyd. Vol. 9, Princeton University Press, 1954.

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Keep your clothes neat and tidy; it gives you self-confidence and composure in your bearings.

Leo Tolstoy

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Clothes make the man Dressing well Clothing Confidence

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Leo Tolstoy

Source

Journals of Leo Tolstoy

Medium

Personal journal

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Russian

Time

1854 1850s 19th century

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Tolstoy, Leo. Tolstoy's Diaries, edited and translated by R. F. Christian. Vol. 1, Faber and Faber, 2010. Originally diary entry, 6 Jan. 1854.

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You know what's gonna happen to you? I am gonna march you over to the zoo and feed you to the yak.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

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Mag Wildwood

Actor

Dorothy Whitney

Source

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Romantic comedy

Statement Type

Threat

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

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Breakfast at Tiffany's. Directed by Blake Edwards, Jurow-Shepherd/Spinel Entertainment, 1961.

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I am so through with men.

Reality Bites

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Men and women

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Vickie Miner

Actor

Janeane Garofalo

Source

Reality Bites

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Comedy drama (film) Romantic comedy Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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Reality Bites. Directed by Ben Stiller, Jersey Films, 1994.

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And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Ephesians 6:4

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Raising kids Parents and children

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Ephesians The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Greek

Time

62 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ephesians 6:4).

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To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.

Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Lost youth Youth Slovenliness

Speaker

Lord Henry "Harry" Wotton

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Medium

Novel Magazine

Statement Type

Misdirection

Language

English

Time

1890 1890s 19th century

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Wilde, Oscar. "The Picture of Dorian Gray." Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. Philadelphia, July 1890, ch. 12.

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Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray, edited by Robert Mighall. Penguin Classics, 2003, ch. 19.

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