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He that is not handsome at twenty, nor strong at thirty, nor rich at forty, nor wise at fifty, will never be handsome, strong, rich, or wise.

George Herbert

Jacula Prudentum

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Stages of life

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George Herbert

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Jacula Prudentum

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English

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1640 1640s 17th century

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Herbert, George. Jacula Prudentum, or, Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Microform. London: Humphrey Blunden, 1640.

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Herbert, George. "Outlandish Proverbs." Herbert: The Complete English Works, edited by Ann Pasternak Slater. Everyman's Library, 1995, no. 345.

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Painting contains a divine force which not only makes absent men present, as friendship is said to do, but moreover makes the dead seem almost alive.

Leon Battista Alberti

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Power of art Painting Art

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Leon Battista Alberti

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Latin

Time

1435 1430s 15th century

Era

Middle Ages

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Alberti, Leon Battista. De Pictura [On Painting]. c. 1450, bk. 2.

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Alberti, Leon Battista. On Painting, translated by John R. Spencer. Yale University Press, 1966, bk. 2.

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In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering nabobs of negativism.

Spiro Agnew

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Negativity American politics America

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Spiro Agnew

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Assonance

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

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Agnew, Spiro. Address in San Diego. California Republican Convention. 11 Sep. 1970, San Diego, CA, USA.

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The mid-day sun is too much for most eyes; one is dazzled even with its reflection. Be careful that too broad and high an aim does not paralyze your effort and clog your springs of action.

Learned Hand

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Learned Hand

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Speeches of Learned Hand

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English

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1893 1890s 19th century

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Hand, Learned. "Class-Day Oration." Commencement. 23 June 1893, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.

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Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves.

Oliver Goldsmith

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Nature of love Nature of friendship Love Friendship

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Oliver Goldsmith

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The Good-Natur'd Man

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Play

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English

Time

1768 1760s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Goldsmith, Oliver. The Good Natur'd Man. 1768, Covent Garden Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1.

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Goldsmith, Oliver. The Good-Natur'd Man. Cambridge University Press, 2013, act 1.

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There died a myriad,
And of the best, among them,
For an old bitch gone in the teeth,
For a botched civilization.

Ezra Pound

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World War I

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Ezra Pound

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Hugh Selwyn Mauberley

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Poem

Language

English

Time

1920 1920s 20th century

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Pound, Ezra. Hugh Selwyn Mauberley. The Ovid Press, 1920, pt. 1, poem 5.

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The fuck is wrong with you? This ain't about money, I could give a fuck about money. You see this fucking place? I built this fucking place, with my bare fucking hands! Every light socket, every piece of tile, me, with these fucking hands!

Do the Right Thing

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Sal

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Danny Aiello

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Do the Right Thing

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Film

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Comedy drama (film) Drama (film) Comedy drama Drama

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English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

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Do the Right Thing. Directed by Spike Lee, 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks, 1989.

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He that will write well in any tongue, must follow this counsel of Aristotle, to speak as the common people do, to think as the wise men do; and so should every man understand him, and the judgement of the wise man allow him.

Roger Ascham

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Writing

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Roger Ascham

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Toxophilus

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Writing advice

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English

Time

1545 1540s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Ascham, Roger. "To All Gentlemen and Yeoman of England." Toxophilus. London: Murray, 1545.

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What is at stake is more than one small country; it is a big idea: a new world order, where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind-peace and security, freedom and the rule of law.

George H.W. Bush

1991 State of the Union Address

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George H.W. Bush

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1991 State of the Union Address Presidential State of the Union addresses

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1991 1990s 20th century

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Bush, George H. W. State of the Union Address. Joint session of the United States Congress. 29 Jan. 1991, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Methinks God has punish'd the Avaritious as he often punishes sinners, in their own way, in the very sin itself: the thirst of gain was their crime, that thirst continued became their punishment and ruin.

Alexander Pope

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Consequences of greed Greed

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Alexander Pope

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Letters of Alexander Pope

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Letter

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English

Time

1720 1720s 18th century

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Age of Enlightenment

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Pope, Alexander. Letter to the Bishop of Rochester. 23 Sept. 1720.

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Pope, Alexander. "To Atterbury, Sept. 23, 1720." Alexander Pope: Selected Letters, edited by Howard Erksine-Hill. Oxford University Press, 2000, no. 61.

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Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide,
In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good or evil side.

James Russell Lowell

The Present Crisis

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Decisions and choices Inflection points

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James Russell Lowell

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The Present Crisis

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Poem

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English

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1845 1840s 19th century

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Lowell, James Russell. "The Present Crisis." Poems. Cambridge: George Nichols, 1848. Originally published as "Verses Suggested by the Present Crisis." Boston Courier, 11 Dec. 1845.

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Protecting the safety of the Queen is a task that is gladly accepted by Police Squad. No matter how silly the idea of having a queen might be to us, as Americans, we must be gracious and considerate hosts.

Lt. Frank Drebin

Naked Gun

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Monarchy Hospitality England and America

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Lt. Frank Drebin

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Leslie Nielsen

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Naked Gun

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Film

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

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English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

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Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad. Directed by David Zucker, Paramount Pictures, 1988.

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It is necessary to keep the former experiences of our country both at home and abroad continually before us, if we are to have any science of government. If we wish to erect new structures, we must have a definite knowledge of the old foundations. We must realize that human nature is about the most constant thing in the universe and that the essentials of human relationship do not change. We must frequently take our bearings from these fixed stars of our political firmament if we expect to hold a true course. If we examine carefully what we have done, we can determine the more accurately what we can do.

Calvin Coolidge

Second Inaugural Address of Calvin Coolidge

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Wisdom of the past Learning from the past Immutability of human nature Human nature

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Calvin Coolidge

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Second Inaugural Address of Calvin Coolidge Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

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English

Time

1925 1920s 20th century

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Coolidge, Calvin. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1925, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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We seem, as it were, to have conquered and peopled half the world in a fit of absence of mind.

John Seeley

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Imperialism

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John Seeley

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Lecture

Language

English

Time

1881 1880s 19th century

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Seeley, John. "Tendency in English History." 1881, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, UK. Lecture.

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The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the outstanding event of the last decade.

Hannah Arendt

The New Yorker

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Social change Rebellion The 60s

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Hannah Arendt

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Reflections on Civil Disobedience The New Yorker

Medium

Essay Magazine

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

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Arendt, Hannah. "Civil Disobedience." Crises of the Republic. Vintage, 1972. Originally published as "Reflections on Civil Disobedience" by The New Yorker, 12 Sept. 1970.

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His heart was in his garden; but his brain
Wandered at will among the fiery stars.

Frederick Goddard Tuckerman

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Daydreaming Imagination

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Frederick Goddard Tuckerman

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Sonnet Poem

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English

Time

1860 1860s 19th century

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Tuckerman, Frederick Goddard. "Sonnets: Part II." Poems. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864.

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All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul.

John Ruskin

The Stones of Venice

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John Ruskin

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The Stones of Venice

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English

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1851 1850s 19th century

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Ruskin, John. The Stones of Venice: The Foundations. Vol. 1, London: Smith, Edler & Co., 1851, ch. 4.

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Ruskin, John. "The Stones of Venice." The Works of John Ruskin, edited by Edward Tyas Cook and Alexander Wedderburn. Vol. 11, Cambridge University Press, 2010, ch. 4.

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The body, she says, is subject to the forces of gravity. But the soul is ruled by levity, pure.

Saul Bellow

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Body and soul

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Saul Bellow

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Him with His Foot in His Mouth

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Short story

Language

English

Time

1984 1980s 20th century

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Bellow, Saul. "Him with His Foot in His Mouth." Him with His Foot in His Mouth and Other Stories. Harper & Row, 1984.

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Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people.

Henry Clay

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Citizen and state Government Political theory

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Henry Clay

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English

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1829 1820s 19th century

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Clay, Henry. Speech in Kentucky. Public dinner. 16 May 1829, Fowler's Garden, Lexington, KY, USA.

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They have stabbed themselves for freedom-jumped into waves for freedom-starved for freedom-fought like very tigers for freedom! But they have been hung, and burned, and shot-and their tyrants have been their historians!

Lydia Maria Child

An Appeal on Behalf of That Class of Americans Called Africans

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On American slaves.

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American slavery Black Americans

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Lydia Maria Child

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An Appeal on Behalf of That Class of Americans Called Africans

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English

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1833 1830s 19th century

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Child, Lydia Maria. An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans. Boston: Allen & Ticknor, 1833, ch. 6.

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