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The generality of the male sex cannot yet tolerate the idea of living with an equal.

John Stuart Mill

The Subjection of Women

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Topic

Oppression of women

Author

John Stuart Mill

Source

The Subjection of Women

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1869 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Mill, John Stuart. The Subjection of Women. London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1869, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Mill, John Stuart. "The Subjection of Women." On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays, edited by Mark Philp and Frederick Rosen. Oxford University Press, 2015, ch. 3.

The point bein' even in the contest between man and steer, the issue is not certain.

No Country for Old Men

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Topic

Man and animals

Speaker

Ed Tom Bell

Actor

Tommy Lee Jones

Source

No Country for Old Men

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime thriller (film) Thriller (film) Crime thriller Thriller

Language

English

Time

2007 2000s 21st century

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Citation

No Country for Old Men. Directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Scott Rudin Productions/Mike Zoss Productions, 2007.

Beauty and wisdom are rarely conjoined.

Gaius Petronius

Satyricon

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Topic

Beauty Wisdom

Author

Gaius Petronius

Source

Satyricon

Medium

Novel

Language

Latin

Time

66 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Petronius. Satyricon, Satyricon liber [The Book of Satyrlike Adventures]. c. 1st century AD, sect. 94.

Current Citation

Petronius. "The Satyricon." The Satyricon and The Apocolocyntosis of the Divine Claudius, translated by J. P. Sullivan. Penguin Classics, 1986, sect. 94.

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children.

Proverbs 13:22

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Topic

Inheritance

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 13:22).

You know, I believe we have two lives. The life we learn with and the life we live with after that.

The Natural

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Topic

Learning from mistakes Life lessons Life

Speaker

Iris Gaines

Actor

Glenn Close

Source

The Natural

Medium

Film

Genre

Sports (film) Sports

Language

English

Time

1984 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Natural. Directed by Barry Levinson, Delphi II Productions, 1984.

The present life of man, O king, seems to me, in comparison of that time which is unknown to us, like to the swift flight of a sparrow through the room wherein you sit at supper in winter, with your commanders and ministers, and a good fire in the midst, whilst the storms of rain and snow prevail ahead; the sparrow, I say, flying in at one door, and immediately out at another, whilst he is within, is safe from the wintry storm; but after a short space of fair weather, he immediately vanishes out of your sight, into the dark winter from which he had emerged. So this life of man appears for a short space, but of what went before, or what is to follow, we are utterly ignorant.

Venerable Bede

Ecclesiastical History of the English People

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Ephemeral nature of life Nature of life

Author

Venerable Bede

Source

Ecclesiastical History of the English People

Genre

Historical literature

Language

Latin

Time

731 730s 8th century

Era

Middle Ages

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Bede. Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum [Ecclesiastical History of the English People]. c. 731, bk. 2, ch. 13.

Current Citation

Bede. "Ecclesiastical History of the English People." The Ecclesiastical History of the English People; The Greater Chronicle; Bede's Letter to Egbert, edited by Judith McClure and Roger Collins. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 2, ch. 13.

The more data we have, the more likely we are to drown in it.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Topic

Information overload

Author

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Source

Fooled by Randomness

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Taleb, Nassim Nicholas. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets. Random House, 2001, pt. 2.

It has no vision, no foresight, no sight at all. If it can be said to play the role of watchmaker in nature, it is the blind watchmaker.

Richard Dawkins

On natural selection.

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Natural selection Evolution

Author

Richard Dawkins

Source

The Blind Watchmaker

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dawkins, Richard. The Blind Watchmaker. Norton & Company, 1986, ch. 1.

Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.

Harry Truman

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Topic

Government secrets Political theory Democracy

Speaker

Harry Truman

Language

English

Time

1972 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Truman, Harry S. Quoted in Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman, by Merle Miller. Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1973. Originally spoken about the CIA, c. 1972.

No-one would remember the good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.

Margaret Thatcher

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Topic

Good Samaritan Charity

Speaker

Margaret Thatcher

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Thatcher, Margaret. "TV Interview for London Weekend Television." Weekend World. 6 Jan. 1980, London, England, UK. TV Interview.

And all that believed were together, and had all things common.

Acts 2:44

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Topic

Communal living Sharing

Source

Book of Acts 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. (Acts 2:44).

We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths—that all of us are created equal—is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall.

Barack Obama

Second Inaugural Address of Barack Obama

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Topic

Equality American ideals American history

Speaker

Barack Obama

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Barack Obama Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Obama, Barack. "Second Inaugural Address." 21 Jan. 2013, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

At the Festivus dinner, you gather your family around and you tell them all the ways they have disappointed you over the past year.

Frank Costanza

Seinfeld

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Topic

Holidays Family

Speaker

Frank Costanza

Actor

Jerry Stiller

Source

Seinfeld

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"The Strike." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Dan O'Keefe, directed by Andy Ackerman, season 9, episode 10, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1997.

If any man thinks he slays, and if another thinks he is slain, neither knows the ways of truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. He is never born, and he never dies. He is in Eternity, he is for evermore. Never-born and eternal, beyond times gone or to come, he does not die when the body dies.

Bhagavad Gita

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Topic

Death The soul Eternal life

Source

Bhagavad Gita

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Sanskrit

Time

200 BC 200s BC 3rd century BC

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Vyasa. The Bhagavad Gita. c. 200 BCE, ch. 2, v. 19-20.

Current Citation

Vyasa. The Bhagavad Gita, translated W. J. Johnson. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 2, v. 19-20.

And I'm not sayin' he shoulda killed her…but I understand.

Chris Rock

Bring the Pain

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Topic

OJ Simpson Trial

Speaker

Chris Rock

Source

Bring the Pain

Medium

Comedy special

Genre

Comedy (stand up)

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Rock, Chris. Chris Rock: Bring the Pain. HBO, 1 June 1996.

Calumnies are answered best with silence.

Ben Jonson

Volpone

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Topic

Slander

Speaker

Sir Politic

Author

Ben Jonson

Source

Volpone

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1606 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Jonson, Ben. Volpone. King's Men. Spring 1606, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Jonson, Ben. "Volpone." Ben Jonson: Five Plays, edited by G. A. Wilkes. Oxford University Press, 2009, act 2, sc. 2.

We are not fighting for integration, nor are we fighting for separation. We are fighting for recognition as human beings. We are fighting for...human rights.

Malcolm X

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Topic

Civil rights

Speaker

Malcolm X

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

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Malcolm X. "The Black Revolution." Militant Labor Forum. 8 Apr. 1964, New York City, NY, USA.

Current Citation

Malcolm X. "The Black Revolution." Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements, edited by George Breitman. Grove Press, 1994.

All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know: the United States will not ignore your oppression, or excuse your oppressors. When you stand for your liberty, we will stand with you.

George W. Bush

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Topic

American foreign policy Spread of freedom and democracy

Speaker

George W. Bush

Source

Second Inaugural Address of George W. Bush

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Bush, George W. "Second Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 2005, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

To be a good soldier you must love the army. To be a good commander you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love.

Gettysburg

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Topic

The Army Military strategy The military

Speaker

General Robert E. Lee

Actor

Martin Sheen

Source

Gettysburg

Medium

Film

Genre

War (film) Epic (film) War Epic

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Gettysburg. Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, Turner Pictures/TriStar Television/Esparza/Katz Productions, 1993.

In human relations kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.

Graham Greene

The Heart of the Matter

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Topic

Kindness White lies

Author

Graham Greene

Source

The Heart of the Matter

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1948 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. William Heinemann/The Viking Press, 1948, bk. 1, pt. 1, ch. 2, sec. 4.