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Grumpy Old Men

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Topic

Sex

Speaker

John Gustafson

Actor

Jack Lemmon

Source

Grumpy Old Men

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Romantic comedy

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Grumpy Old Men. Directed by Donald Petrie. Warner Bros., 1993.

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

Edmund Burke

Speech at the Bristol Guildhall, September 6, 1780

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Law Legal theory Tyranny

Speaker

Edmund Burke

Source

Speech at the Bristol Guildhall, September 6, 1780

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1780 1780s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Burke, Edmund. Speech in the Bristol Guildhall. 6 Sept. 1780, Bristol Guildhall, Bristol, England, UK.

A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy.

Guy Fawkes

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Topic

Radicalism Extreme measures

Speaker

Guy Fawkes

Language

English

Time

1605 1600s 17th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Fawkes, Guy. The Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 6, Oxford University Press, 1917.

Ignorance is bliss.

The Matrix

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Ignorance is bliss Ignorance

Speaker

Cypher

Actor

Joe Pantoliano

Source

The Matrix

Medium

Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Action (film) Science fiction Action

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

The Matrix. Directed by The Wachowskis. Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, and Groucho II Film Partnership, 1999.

What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Baseball! A man...a man stands alone at a plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. There he stands alone. But in the field, what? Part of a team. Looks, throws, catches, hustles. Part of one big team. Bats himself the live-long day, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and so on. If his team don't field...what is he? You follow me? No one.

Al Capone

The Untouchables

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Baseball Individual vs. the collective The individual Team

Speaker

Al Capone

Actor

Robert De Niro

Source

The Untouchables

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Drama (film) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

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Citation

The Untouchables. Directed by Brian De Palma, Paramount Pictures, 1987.

We must bear in mind that we are not to confine our view to the present period, but to look forward to remote futurity. Constitutions of civil government are not to be framed upon a calculation of existing exigencies, but upon a combination of these with the probable exigencies of ages, according to the natural and tried course of human affairs.

Alexander Hamilton

Federalist 34

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Constitutional theory Politics

Author

Alexander Hamilton

Source

Federalist 34 The Federalist Papers

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1788 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Original Citation

Hamilton, Alexander [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 34: The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation." New York Packet, 4 Jan. 1788.

Current Citation

Hamilton, Alexander. "No. 34: Financial needs of the new government.--Hamilton." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.

It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood.

James Madison

Federalist 62

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Legal theory

Author

James Madison

Source

Federalist 62 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. 62: The Senate." Independent Journal, 27 Feb. 1788.

Current Citation

Madison, James. "No. 62: Qualifications of members; election; equal representation; size and duration in office." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.

Every day, once a day, give yourself a present.

Dale Cooper

Twin Peaks

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Topic

Gifts and presents Self-care

Speaker

Dale Cooper

Actor

Kyle MacLachlan

Source

Twin Peaks

Medium

TV program

Genre

Mystery (TV) Drama (TV) Mystery Drama

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Cooper's Dreams." Twin Peaks, written by Mark Frost and David Lynch, directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, season 1, episode 6, Propaganda Films and Spelling Entertainment and Lynch/Frost Productions, 1990.

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or to lose.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963 Thanksgiving Day Speech

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Topic

The past The future Tomorrow Clean slate

Speaker

Lyndon B. Johnson

Source

1963 Thanksgiving Day Speech

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Johnson, Lyndon B. Thanksgiving message. 28 Nov. 1963, Washington, DC, USA.

Well, actually, nobody on this planet ever really chooses each other. I mean, it's all a question of quantum physics, molecular attraction, and timing. Why, there are laws we don't understand that bring us together and tear us apart. It's like pheromones. You get three ants together, they can't do dick. You get 300 million of them, they can build a cathedral.

Bull Durham

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Topic

Attraction Laws of physics

Speaker

Annie Savoy

Actor

Susan Sarandon

Source

Bull Durham

Medium

Film

Genre

Sports (film) Romantic comedy (film) Sports Romantic comedy

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Bull Durham. Directed by Ron Shelton, The Mount Company, 1988.

The destruction of our state governments or the annihilation of their control over the local concerns of the people would lead directly to revolution and anarchy, and finally to despotism and military domination. In proportion, therefore, as the general government encroaches upon the rights of the states, in the same proportion does it impair its own power and detract from its ability to fulfill the purposes of its creation.

Andrew Jackson

Second Inaugural Address of Andrew Jackson

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Excessive federal power Federalism American politics

Speaker

Andrew Jackson

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Andrew Jackson Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1833 1830s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Jackson, Andrew. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1833, House Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

People wish to be settled; only as far as they are unsettled is there any hope for them.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays: First Series (Emerson)

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Topic

Personal growth Wandering Human nature

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source

Circles Essays: First Series (Emerson)

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1841 1840s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Circles." Essays: First Series. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1841.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Circles (1841)." The Portable Emerson, edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer. Penguin Classics, 2014.

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Watchin' the tide roll away,
Ooh, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Wastin' time.

Otis Redding

(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

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Topic

Killing time

Speaker

Otis Redding

Source

(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay The Dock of the Bay

Medium

Song

Genre

Soul

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Redding, Otis and Steve Cropper. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay." Performed by Otis Redding. The Dock of the Bay. Volt Records/Atco Records, 1968.

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses...let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.

Hebrews 12:1-2

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Christian life

Source

Hebrews The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

62 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Hebrews 12:1-2).

A pen is certainly an excellent instrument to fix a man's attention and to inflame his ambition.

John Adams

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Writing

Author

John Adams

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1760 1760s 18th century

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Citation

Adams, John. Diary entry. 14 Nov. 1760.

Science can teach us more about what is out there, but not what is in here.

Life of Pi

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Topic

Limits of science Science

Speaker

Gita Patel

Actor

Tabu

Source

Life of Pi

Medium

Film

Genre

Adventure (film) Drama (film) Adventure Drama

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Life of Pi. Directed by Ang Lee, Haishang Films/Dune Entertainment/Gil Netter, 2012.

If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.

Florynce Kennedy

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Topic

Abortion Oppression of women Women's rights Men and women

Speaker

Florynce Kennedy

Source

Ms. Magazine

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Kennedy, Florynce. "The Verbal Karate of Florynce R. Kennedy, Esq." Ms. Magazine, Mar. 1973.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

Samuel Johnson

Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, by James Boswell

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London

Speaker

Samuel Johnson

Author

James Boswell

Source

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D

Genre

Biography

Language

English

Time

1777 1770s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in journal entry, written by James Boswell. 20 Sept. 1777.

Current Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

Well, I’m on this new diet, it’s very effective. Well, I don’t eat anything and when I feel like I’m about to faint I eat a cube of cheese.

The Devil Wears Prada

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Diets

Speaker

Emily

Actor

Emily Blunt

Source

The Devil Wears Prada

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy drama (film) Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

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Citation

The Devil Wears Prada. Directed by David Frankel, Fox 2000 Pictures/Wendy Finerman Productions/Dune Entertainment, 2006.

I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life.

Jesus

Revelation 3:5

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Topic

The saved

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Revelation The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Promises and vows

Language

Greek

Time

90 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Revelation 3:5).