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The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.

George Washington

First Inaugural Address of George Washington

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Democracy Freedom American experiment

Speaker

George Washington

Source

First Inaugural Address of George Washington Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1789 1780s 18th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Washington, George. "First Inaugural Address." 30 Apr. 1789, Front balcony, Federal Hall, New York City, NY, USA.

Current Citation

Washington, George. "First Inaugral Address, April 30, 1789." George Washington: Writings, edited by John Rhodehamel. Library of America, 1997.

You know the difference between me and you? I bleed red and you bleed green.

Avon Barksdale

The Wire

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Topic

Love of money

Speaker

Avon Barksdale

Actor

Wood Harris

Source

The Wire

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Moral Midgetry." The Wire, written by David Simon and Richard Price and William F. Zorzi, directed by Agnieszka Holland, season 3, episode 8, Blown Deadline Productions and Home Box Office, 2004.

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

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Death Oblivion

Source

Ecclesiastes The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 12:7).

This day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance.

God

Exodus 12:14

On Passover.

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Passover

Speaker

God

Source

Exodus The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Exodus 12:14).

Many's the long night I've dreamed of cheese-toasted, mostly.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island

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Cheese Food

Speaker

Ben Gunn

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Source

Treasure Island

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1882 1880s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Stevenson, Robert Louis [published as Captain George North]. "Treasure Island or the Mutiny of the Hispaniola." Young Folks, 1881-1882. Weekly serial.

Current Citation

Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island. Signet, 2016, pt. 3, ch. 15.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Topic

Thinking for oneself Quotations

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source

Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1849 1840s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Journal entry. May 1849.

Scarlett! Look at me! I love you more than I've ever loved any woman and I've waited longer for you than I've ever waited for any woman.

Rhett Butler

Gone with the Wind

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Topic

Waiting for someone Love

Speaker

Rhett Butler

Actor

Clark Gable

Source

Gone with the Wind

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Historical romance (film) Epic Historical romance

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Gone with the Wind. Directed by Victor Fleming. Selznick International Pictures/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People

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Nature of truth Truth

Speaker

Algernon

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People

Medium

Play

Language

English

Time

1895 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. 1895, St James's Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest, edited by Michael Patrick Gillespie. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022, act 1.

Set not up with God another god, or thou wilt sit condemned and forsaken. The Lord has decreed you shall not serve any but Him, and be good to parents... Speak unto them words respectful, and lower to them the wing of humbleness out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them, as they raised me up when I was little."

Muhammad

The Quran

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Monotheism Idolatry Filial piety Parents and children

Speaker

Muhammad

Source

The Quran

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Arabic

Time

632 630s 7th century

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

The Quran. c. 630, 17:22-24.

Current Citation

The Quran, translated by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. Oxford University Press, 2005, ch. 17.

Let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

Ephesians 5:33

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Topic

Gender roles Marriage Men and women

Source

Ephesians 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. (Ephesians 5:33).

Unlike divine nature, human nature lacks sound judgments.

Heraclitus

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Topic

God and man Nature of God Human nature Judgment

Author

Heraclitus

Medium

Presocratic fragment Fragment

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Heraclitus. Fragments. 5th century BC, F2 - DK B78.

Current Citation

Heraclitus. "Heraclitus of Ephesus." The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2009, F2 - DK B78.

Life is a flower of which love is the honey.

Victor Hugo

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Topic

Love and life Love Life

Speaker

Le Roi, Francis I, king of France

Author

Victor Hugo

Source

Le Roi S'amuse

Medium

Play

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

French

Time

1862 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Hugo, Victor. Le roi s'amuse [The King Amuses Himself]. 22 Nov. 1832, La Comédie Française, Paris, France, act 2, sc. 4.

Current Citation

Hugo, Victor. "The King Amuses Himself." Three Plays by Victor Hugo, translated by Camilla Crosland and Frederick L. Slous. Washington Square Press, 1964.

If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?

Pope Francis

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Topic

Homosexuality Judging others Grace Catholicism

Speaker

Pope Francis

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Statement Type

Question

Language

Italian

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Pope Francis. "On Gay Priests, Pope Francis Asks, 'Who Am I to Judge?" The New York Times, July 2013. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/world/europe/pope-francis-gay-priests.html

That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 1:9

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Topic

Past and future Impossibility of progress

Source

Ecclesiastes The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Ecclesiastes 1:9).

Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it.

Malala Yousafzai

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Changing the world Taking action Activism Progress Politics

Speaker

Malala Yousafzai

Source

Glamour Magazine

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Yousafzai, Malala. "Malala Yousafzai: The Girls' Hero." Glamour Magazine, 30 Oct. 2013.

No man is wise enough by himself.

Plautus

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Man as social animal Wisdom

Speaker

Periplectomenus

Author

Plautus

Source

The Braggart Soldier

Medium

Play

Language

Latin

Time

184 BC 180s BC 2nd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Plautus, Titus Maccius. Miles Gloriosus [The Swaggering Soldier]. c. 206 BC.

Oh this age! How tasteless and ill-bred it is!

Catullus

Carmina

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Topic

Moral decline Decline

Author

Catullus

Source

Carmina

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Lament

Language

Latin

Time

54 BC 50s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Catullus, Gaius Valerius. Carmina. c. 1481, no. 43, l. 8.

Current Citation

Cattulus, Gaius Valerius. The Poems of Catullus, translated by Guy Lee. Oxford University Press, 2009, no. 43, l. 8.

Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.

Martin Luther

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Music

Speaker

Martin Luther

Author

Georg Rhau

Source

Symphoniae iucundae

Language

German

Time

1538 1530s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Luther, Martin. Quoted in Symphoniae Iucundae Atque Adeo Breves Quatuor Vocum, written by Georg Rhau. Wittenberg, 1538, preface.

As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents.

George Orwell

The Road to Wigan Pier

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Topic

Christianity Socialism

Author

George Orwell

Source

The Road to Wigan Pier

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Orwell, George. The Road to Wigan Pier. Victor Gollancz, 1937, pt. 2, ch. 11.

Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong.

Maya Angelou

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Truth Standing up for what's right Taking action Activism Progress

Speaker

Maya Angelou

Source

The West Interview: Maya Angelous San Jose Mercury News

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Angelou, Maya. "The West Interview: Maya Angelou." Interviewed by Sal Manna. San Jose Mercury News, 22 June 1986.