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The debility to which Nature condemned woman incontestably proves that her design is for man, who then more than ever enjoys his strength, to exercise it in all the violent forms that suit him best, by means of tortures, if he be so inclined, or worse.

Marquis de Sade

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Philosophy in the Bedroom

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Patriarchy

Speaker

Dolmance

Author

Marquis de Sade

Source

Philosophy in the Bedroom

Language

French

Time

1795 1790s 18th century

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Marquis de Sade. La Philosophie das le boudoir [Philosophy in the Bedroom]. Londres: Aux Depens de la Compagnie, 1795, dialogue 5.

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Marquis de Sade. "Philosophy in the Bedroom." Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom and Other Writings. Grove Press, 1990, dialogue 5.

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Big things have small beginnings.

Lawrence of Arabia

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Starting small

Speaker

Mr. Dryden

Actor

Claude Rains

Source

Lawrence of Arabia

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Epic

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

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Lawrence of Arabia. Directed by David Lean, Horizon Pictures, 1962.

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Like one, that on a lonesome road
Doth walk in fear and dread,
And having once turned round walks on,
And turns no more his head;
Because he knows, a frightful fiend
Doth close behind him tread.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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Fear

Author

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Source

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Medium

Poem

Genre

Narrative poem

Language

English

Time

1798 1790s 18th century

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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere." Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems. London: J. & A. Arch, 1798, pt. 6.

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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Samuel Taylor Coleridge: The Major Works, edited by H. J. Jackson. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 6.

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It may be said with a degree of assurance that not everything that meets the eye is as it appears.

The Twilight Zone

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Appearance vs. reality

Speaker

Narrator (Twilight Zone)

Actor

Rod Serling

Source

The Twilight Zone

Medium

TV program

Genre

Science fiction (TV) Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

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"The Long Morrow." The Twilight Zone, written by Rod Serling, directed by Robert Florey, season 5, episode 15, Cayuga Productions and CBS Television Network, 1964.

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Once lead this people into war and they will forget there ever was such a thing as tolerance.

Woodrow Wilson

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World War I

Speaker

Woodrow Wilson

Language

English

Time

1917 1910s 20th century

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Wilson, Woodrow. Conversation with Frank Irving Cobb before asking Congress to declare war. 2 Apr. 1917.

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Never say more than is necessary.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

The Rivals

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Talking too much Tact and discretion

Author

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Source

The Rivals

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play) Comedy of manners Comedy

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1775 1770s 18th century

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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. The Rivals. Performed by Mary Bulkley and John Lee. 1775, Covent Garden Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 1.

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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. The Rivals. Dover Publications, 1998, act 2, sc. 1.

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There can be no equality or opportunity, the first essential of justice in the body politic, if men and women and children be not shielded in their lives, their very vitality, from the consequences of great industrial and social processes which they can not alter, control, or singly cope with.

Woodrow Wilson

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Equality of opportunity Change

Speaker

Woodrow Wilson

Source

First Inaugural Address of Woodrow Wilson

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1913 1910s 20th century

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Wilson, Woodrow. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1913, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Life does not stop and start at your convenience you miserable piece of shit.

The Big Lebowski

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Narcissism

Speaker

Walter Sobchak

Actor

John Goodman

Source

The Big Lebowski

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime comedy (film) Comedy (film) Crime comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

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The Big Lebowski. Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Working Title Films, 1998.

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So it's not gonna be easy. It's going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, you and me, everyday.

The Notebook

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Working on relationships Commitment

Speaker

Noah

Actor

Ryan Gosling

Source

The Notebook

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic drama (film) Romantic drama

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

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The Notebook. Directed by Nick Cassavetes, Gran Via, 2004.

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Jesus was sitting in Moses’ chair,
They brought the trembling woman there.
Moses commands she be ston’d to death,
What was the sound of Jesus’ breath?
He laid His hand on Moses’ law:
The ancient Heavens, in silent awe,
Writ with curses from pole to pole,
All away began to roll.

William Blake

The Everlasting Gospel

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Old vs. New Testament Law and gospel Jesus Moses

Author

William Blake

Source

The Everlasting Gospel

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1818 1810s 19th century

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Blake, William. The Everlasting Gospel. c. 1818.

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Blake, William. "The Everlasting Gospel." Blake: Poems, edited by Peter Washington. Everyman's Library, 1994.

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Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State!
Sail on, O Union, strong and great!
Humanity with all its fears,
With all the hopes of future years,
Is hanging breathless on thy fate!

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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American experiment America

Author

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The Building of the Ship The Seaside and the Fireside

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1850 1850s 19th century

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. "The Building of the Ship." The Seaside and the Fireside. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850, I. 377.

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. "The Building of the Ship." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Poems & Other Writings, edited by J. D. McClatchy. Library of America, 2000, I. 377.

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Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever.

Psalm 138:8

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God's mercy Mercy

Source

Psalms The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Psalm 138:8).

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Beware the ides of March.

William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar

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March Spring

Speaker

Soothsayer

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Julius Caesar

Medium

Play

Genre

History (play) Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Warning

Language

English

Time

1599 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Shakespeare, William. Julius Caesar. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, 1599, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. "Julius Caesar." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 2.

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They are as sick that surfeit with too much as they that starve with nothing.

William Shakespeare

The Merchant of Venice

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Mo money mo problems Downsides of wealth Wealth Excess

Speaker

Nerissa

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

The Merchant of Venice

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1598 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Shakespeare, William. The Merchant of Venice. c. 1598, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Merchant of Venice." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 2.

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Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love all year round madam; that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals.

Pierre Beaumarchais

The Marriage of Figaro

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Man and animals

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Antonio

Author

Pierre Beaumarchais

Source

The Marriage of Figaro

Medium

Play

Language

French

Time

1784 1770s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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De Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron. La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro [The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro]. 27 Apr. 1784, Théâtre Français, Paris, France, act 2, sc. 21.

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De Beaumarchais, Pierre- Augustin Caron. "The Marriage of Figaro." The Figaro Trilogy, translated by David Coward. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 2, sc. 21.

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A cultural Chernobyl.

Ariane Mnouchkine

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On Euro Disney.

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France and America

Author

Ariane Mnouchkine

Source

Harper's Magazine

Medium

Magazine

Language

French

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Mnouchikine, Ariane. Quoted in "Apres Mickey, Le Deluge." Written by Jean Cau. Harper's Magazine, July 1992.

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There are few things of greater advantage than learning to appreciate the strong points of your opponents.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Making arguments Empathy Open-mindedness

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Source

Maxims and Reflections

Language

German

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Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Maxim no. 396. c. 1832.

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Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Maxims and Reflections, translated by Elizabeth Stopp, edited by Peter Hutchinson. Penguin Books, 2005, no. 396.

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Magna Charta is such a fellow, that he will have no sovereign.

Edward Coke

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Edward Coke

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

1628 1620s 17th century

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Coke, Edward. Committee of the Whole House. 20 May 1628, Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK.

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Without Art, we should have no notion of the sacred; without Science, we should always worship false gods.

W.H. Auden

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Art and science Art Science

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W.H. Auden

Source

The Virgin & the Dynamo The Dyer's Hand

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

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Auden, W. H. "The Virgin and the Dynamo." The Dyer's Hand and Other Essays. Random House, 1962.

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We’re all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that’s all.

The Breakfast Club

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Idiosyncrasies Feeling different

Speaker

Andrew Clark

Actor

Emilio Estevez

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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