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Liberty, too, must be limited in order to be possessed.

Edmund Burke

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Political theory Freedom Politics

Author

Edmund Burke

Source

Letters of Edmund Burke

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1777 1770s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Burke, Edmund. A Letter to John Farr and John Harris, Esqs., Sheriffs of the City of Bristol, on the Affairs of America. London: J. Dodsley, 3 Apr. 1777.

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Burke, Edmund. "A Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol on the Affairs of America." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.

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Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.

Thomas More

Utopia

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Political campaigns Political theory Politics

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Thomas More

Source

Utopia

Genre

Satire Political literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

Latin

Time

1516 1510s 16th century

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More, Thomas. Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia. Leuven: Self-published, 1516, bk. 2.

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More, Thomas. Utopia, edited and translated by Paul Turner. Penguin Classics, 2003, bk. 2.

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The thing is, Bob, it's not that I'm lazy. It's that I just don't care.

Office Space

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Indifference Laziness

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Peter Gibbons

Actor

Ron Livingston

Source

Office Space

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Office Space. Directed by Mike Judge, Judgemental Films, 1999.

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No reptiles are found there, and no snake can live there; for, though often carried thither out of Britain, as soon as the ship comes near the shore, and the scent of the air reaches them, they die.

Venerable Bede

Ecclesiastical History of the English People

On Ireland.

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Ireland

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Venerable Bede

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Ecclesiastical History of the English People

Genre

Historical literature

Language

Latin

Time

731 730s 8th century

Era

Middle Ages

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Bede. Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum [Ecclesiastical History of the English People]. c. 731, bk. 1, ch. 1.

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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. 1, ch. 1.

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True piety is this:
to believe in God, and the Last Day,
the angels, the Book, and the Prophets,
to give of one's substance, however cherished,
to kinsmen, and orphans,
the needy, the traveler, beggars,
and to ransom the slave,
to perform the prayer, to pay the alms.

Muhammad

The Quran

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Piety Islam

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Muhammad

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The Quran

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Definition

Language

Arabic

Time

632 630s 7th century

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The Quran. c. 630, 2:177.

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The Quran, translated by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. Oxford University Press, 2005, ch. 2.

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If men are to be precluded from offering their sentiments on a matter, which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences, that can invite the consideration of Mankind; reason is of no use to us—the freedom of Speech may be taken away—and, dumb & silent we may be led, like sheep, to the Slaughter.

George Washington

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Freedom of speech and expression

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George Washington

Source

Speeches of George Washington

Medium

Speech

Genre

Military speech

Language

English

Time

1783 1780s 18th century

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Washington, George. Address to officers of the Army. 15 Mar. 1783, Newburgh, NY, USA.

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Washington, George. "Speech to officers of the army, March 15, 1783." George Washington: Writings, edited by John H. Rhodehamel. Library of America, 1997.

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He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

Edmund Burke

Reflections on the Revolution in France

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Benefits of adversity

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Edmund Burke

Source

Reflections on the Revolution in France

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1790 1790s 18th century

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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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If there is but little water in the stream, it is the fault, not of the channel, but of the source.

St. Jerome

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Assigning blame

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St. Jerome

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Letter

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Latin

Time

379 370s 4th century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Saint Jerome. Letter to Presbyter Marcus. c. 379, sect. 2.

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This government was instituted to secure the blessings of freedom, and…slavery is an unqualified evil to the negro, to the white man, to the soil, and to the State.

Abraham Lincoln

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Purpose of government Government Slavery Freedom American politics

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Abraham Lincoln

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Speeches of Abraham Lincoln

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1858 1850s 19th century

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Lincoln, Abraham. Speech in Illinois. 11 Sept. 1858, Edwardsville, IL, USA.

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Lincoln, Abraham. "From Portion of Speech at Edwardsville, Illinois, September 11, 1858." Lincoln's Selected Writings, edited by David S. Reynolds. W. W. Norton & Company, 2016.

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Thee only we serve; to Thee alone we pray for succor.
Guide us in the straight path,
the path of those whom Thou hast blessed,
not of those against whom Thou art wrathful,
nor of those who are astray.

Muhammad

The Quran

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God and man

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Muhammad

Source

The Quran

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Arabic

Time

632 630s 7th century

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The Quran. c. 630, 1:5-7.

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The Quran, translated by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. Oxford University Press, 2005, ch. 1.

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The winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

Jesus

Matthew 7:25

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Foundations Resilience Sermon on the Mount

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Jesus

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Gospel of Matthew The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 7:25).

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Architecture aims at Eternity.

Christopher Wren

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On Architecture

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Architecture

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Christopher Wren

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On Architecture

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Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1680 1680s 17th century

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Wren, Christopher. "On Architecture." Parentalia; or, Memoirs of the Family of the Wrens. London: Thomas Osborn, 1750, appendix, tract 1.

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We're not meant to save the world. We're meant to leave it.

Interstellar

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Space travel

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Professor Brand

Actor

Michael Caine

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Interstellar

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Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Epic (film) Science fiction Epic

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Interstellar. Directed by Christopher Nolan, Legendary Pictures/Syncopy/Lynda Obst Productions, 2014.

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Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Personal responsibility

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Speeches of Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Speech

Genre

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Language

English

Time

1892 1890s 19th century

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Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. "The Solitude of Self." Congress meeting. 18 Jan. 1892, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. The Solitude of Self. Paris Press, 2000.

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O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day.

William Shakespeare

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

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New love Love April Spring

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Proteus

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William Shakespeare

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The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1616 1610s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Shakespeare, William. "The Two Gentlemen of Verona." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 1, sc. 3.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Two Gentlemen of Verona." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 3.

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Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?

Jeremiah 13:23

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Difficulty of change Change

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Jeremiah The Bible

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Scripture

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Statement Type

Question

Language

Hebrew

Time

570 BC 570s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Jeremiah 13:23).

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You'll never be young again.

The Graduate

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Lost youth Youth

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Mr. Robinson

Actor

Murray Hamilton

Source

The Graduate

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy drama (film) Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

1967 1960s 20th century

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The Graduate. Directed by Mike Nichols, Lawrence Truman Productions, 1967.

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I could disappear forever and it wouldn’t make any difference.

The Breakfast Club

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Meaning of one's life

Speaker

John Bender

Actor

Judd Nelson

Source

The Breakfast Club

Medium

Film

Genre

Teen (film) Coming of age (film) Teen Coming of age

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

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The Breakfast Club. Directed by John Hughes, A&M Films/Channel Productions, 1985.

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The effects of the late civil strife have been to free the slave and make him a citizen. Yet he is not possessed of the civil rights which citizenship should carry with it. This is wrong, and should be corrected.

Ulysses S. Grant

Second Inaugural Address of Ulysses S. Grant

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Reconstruction Civil rights

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Second Inaugural Address of Ulysses S. Grant Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1873 1870s 19th century

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Grant, Ulysses S. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1873, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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That the king can do no wrong, is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English constitution.

William Blackstone

Commentaries on the Laws of England

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Monarchy Sovereign immunity Legal theory

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William Blackstone

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Commentaries on the Laws of England

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1765 1760s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Blackstone, William. Commentaries on the Law of England: Book the Third. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1768, ch. 17.

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Blackstone, William. Commentaries on the Laws of England: Book III Of Private Wrongs, edited by David Lemmings. Oxford University Press, 2016, ch. 17.

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