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I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

The Cloud

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Topic

Rain Flowers

Author

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Source

The Cloud

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1820 1820s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Shelley, Percy Bysshe. "The Cloud." Prometheus Unbound, A Lyrical Drama, in Four Acts, With Other Poems. London: Charles and James Ollier, 1820, I. 1.

Current Citation

Shelley, Percy Bysshe. "The Cloud." Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Major Works, edited by Zachary Leader and Michael O'Neill. Oxford University Press, 2009, I. 1.

We know that self-government is difficult. We know that no people needs such high traits of character as that people which seeks to govern its affairs aright through the freely expressed will of the freemen who compose it.

Theodore Roosevelt

Second Inaugural Address of Theodore Roosevelt

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Topic

Self-government Morality and democracy

Speaker

Theodore Roosevelt

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Theodore Roosevelt Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1905 1900s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1905, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

The world is often wiser than any philosopher.

Walter Bagehot

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The world Wisdom School of life

Author

Walter Bagehot

Source

National Review

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1863 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Bagehot, Walter. "Article X: The Late Sir G. C. Lewis." The National Review, Oct. 1863.

And even should the cloud of barbarism and despotism again obscure the science and liberties of Europe, this country remains to preserve and restore light and liberty to them. In short, the flames kindled on the fourth of July, 1776, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism; on the contrary, they will consume these engines and all who work them.

Thomas Jefferson

Letter to John Adams, 1821

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Topic

Declaration of Independence Spread of freedom and democracy

Author

Thomas Jefferson

Source

Letter to John Adams, 1821 Letters of Thomas Jefferson

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1821 1820s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to John Adams. 12 Sept. 1821.

Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. "John Adams, Sept. 12, 1821." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

Luke 2:14

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Topic

Praising God Peace

Source

Gospel of Luke The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

61 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Luke 2:14).

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

John F. Kennedy

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Topic

Rich vs. poor Economic inequality

Speaker

John F. Kennedy

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Kennedy, John F. "Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1961, US Capitol Building, East Portico, Washington, DC, USA.

With all due respect, sir, I believe this is gonna be our finest hour.

Apollo 13

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Topic

Space program

Speaker

Gene Kranz

Actor

Ed Harris

Source

Apollo 13

Medium

Film

Genre

Docudrama (film)

Language

English

Time

1995 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Apollo 13. Directed by Ron Howard. Universal Pictures/Imagine Entertainment, 1995.

Love is and was my Lord and King.

Alfred Tennyson

In Memoriam A.H.H.

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Power of love Love

Author

Alfred Tennyson

Source

In Memoriam A.H.H.

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1850 1850s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. In Memoriam A.H.H. London: Edward Moxon, 1850, pt. 126, st. 1.

Current Citation

Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. "In Memoriam A.H.H." Alfred Tennyson: The Major Works, edited by Adam Roberts. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 126, st. 1.

It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.

Voltaire

Zadig

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Topic

Legal theory

Author

Voltaire

Source

Zadig

Language

French

Time

1747 1740s 18th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Voltaire. Zadig ou la Destinée [Zadig; or, The Book of Fate]. Londres: Pour la Cie, 1747, ch. 6.

Current Citation

Voltaire. "Zadig." Candide, Zadig and Selected Stories, translated by Donald M. Frame. Signet, 2009, ch. 6.

You know the score, pal. If you're not a cop, you're little people!

Blade Runner

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Topic

Police

Speaker

Bryant

Actor

Michael Emmet Walsh

Source

Blade Runner

Medium

Film

Genre

Dystopian (film) Science fiction (film) Dystopian Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Blade Runner. Directed by Ridley Scott, The Ladd Company/Blade Runner Partnership/Shaw Brothers Studio, 1982.

If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none.

Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

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Topic

Politics

Author

Ray Bradbury

Source

Fahrenheit 451

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1953 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. Ballantine Books, 1953.

Let frustration fuel inspiration.

Sonia Boyce

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Topic

Artistic development Inspiration Activism

Speaker

Sonia Boyce

Source

Times Higher Education

Medium

Interview

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2015 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Boyce, Sonia. Interviewed by John Elmes. Times Higher Education, 17 Dec. 2015.

The word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12

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Topic

God's word

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 4:12).

Genius... Means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.

William James

The Principles of Psychology

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Topic

Genius Different perspectives

Author

William James

Source

The Principles of Psychology

Genre

Psychological literature

Language

English

Time

1890 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

James, William. The Principles of Psychology. Vol. 2, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1890, ch. 19.

We are determined to make every American citizen the subject of his country's interest and concern; and we will never regard any faithful, law-abiding group within our borders as superfluous. The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Second Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Topic

Political progress

Speaker

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Second Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1937, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Second Inaugral Address: Washington, DC, January 20, 1937." Great Speeches, edited by John Grafton. Dover, 1999.

He pushes people away before they have a chance to leave him. It's a defense mechanism, alright, and for 20 years he's been alone because of that.

Good Will Hunting

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Topic

Fear of intimacy Intimacy Defense mechanisms Vulnerability

Speaker

Sean

Actor

Robin Williams

Source

Good Will Hunting

Medium

Film

Genre

Psychological drama (film) Drama (film) Psychological drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Good Will Hunting. Directed by Gus Van Sant, Be Gentlemen, 1997.

What a century it has been. America became the world's mightiest industrial power, saved the world from tyranny in two World Wars and a long Cold War, and time and again reached out across the globe to millions who, like us, longed for the blessings of liberty.

Bill Clinton

Second Inaugural Address of Bill Clinton

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Topic

20th century America and the world

Speaker

Bill Clinton

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Bill Clinton Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Clinton, William J. "Second Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1997, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

I wish I had stayed, too. Now I wish I had stayed. I wish I had done a lot of things. I wish I had... I wish I had stayed. I do.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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Topic

Regrets Broken relationships Relationships

Speaker

Joel Barish

Actor

Jim Carrey

Source

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic drama (film) Science fiction (film) Romantic drama Science fiction

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Directed by Michel Gondry, Anonymous Content/This Is That, 2004.

What is "real"? How do you define "real"? If you’re talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, you can taste and see, then "real" is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.

Morpheus

The Matrix

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Topic

Nature of reality Perception vs. reality

Speaker

Morpheus

Actor

Laurence Fishburne

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/Groucho II Film Partnership/Silver Pictures, 1999.

This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.

Abraham Lincoln

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Topic

Freedom Equality

Author

Abraham Lincoln

Source

Letters of Abraham Lincoln

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1859 1850s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. Letter to Henry L. Pierce and Others. 6 Apr. 1859.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "To Henry L. Pierce and Others, April 6, 1859." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.