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We have cherished the policy of non-interference with affairs of foreign governments wisely inaugurated by Washington, keeping ourselves free from entanglement, either as allies or foes, content to leave undisturbed with them the settlement of their own domestic concerns.

William McKinley

First Inaugural Address of William McKinley

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Topic

Non-intervention Isolationism American foreign policy

Speaker

William McKinley

Source

First Inaugural Address of William McKinley Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1897 1890s 19th century

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Citation

McKinley, William. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1897, Front of original Senate Wing, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!

Isaiah 22:13

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Topic

Living in the moment

Source

Isaiah The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Isaiah 22:13).

The cow is of the bovine ilk;
One end is moo, the other, milk.

Ogden Nash

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Cows Animals

Author

Ogden Nash

Source

The Cow

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1931 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Nash, Ogden. "The Cow." Free Wheeling. Simon and Schuster, 1931.

Education is... A two-edged sword that can be used either for the progress of mankind or for its destruction.

Haile Selassie I

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Downsides of education Education Human destructiveness

Speaker

Haile Selassie I

Medium

Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Language

Amharic

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Selassie, Haile. University graduation speech. 2 July 1963, University of Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Ah, life is a gate, a way, a path to Paradise anyway, why not live for fun and joy and love or some sort of girl by a fireside, why not go to your desire and LAUGH...

Jack Kerouac

Big Sur

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Topic

Enjoying life Life

Author

Jack Kerouac

Source

Big Sur

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Kerouac, Jack. Big Sur. Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1962, ch. 9.

Tea without milk is so uncivilized.

The Great Escape

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Topic

Tea

Speaker

Blythe 'The Forger'

Actor

Donald Pleasence

Source

The Great Escape

Medium

Film

Genre

War (film) Adventure (film) War Adventure

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

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Citation

The Great Escape. Directed by John Sturges, The Mirisch Company, 1963.

Persecution is a bad and indirect way to plant Religion.

Sir Thomas Browne

Religio Medici

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Religious persecution

Author

Sir Thomas Browne

Source

Religio Medici

Genre

Autobiography and memoir Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1643 1640s 17th century

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Original Citation

Browne, Thomas, Sir. Religio Medici. London, 1643, pt. 1, sec. 25.

Current Citation

Browne, Thomas, Sir. "Religio Medici (1643)." Thomas Browne: Selected Writings, edited by Kevin Killeen. Oxford University Press, 2018, pt. 1, sec. 25.

We have to distrust each other. It's our only defense against betrayal.

Tennessee Williams

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Topic

Misanthropy Trusting others Betrayal

Speaker

Marguerite

Author

Tennessee Williams

Source

Camino Real

Medium

Play

Genre

Drama (play)

Language

English

Time

1953 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Williams, Tennessee. Camino Real. New Directions, 1953, block 10.

Help thyself and Heaven will help thee.

Jean de la Fontaine

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Topic

Taking initiative Locus of control God's favor

Author

Jean de la Fontaine

Source

Fables (de la Fontaine)

Medium

Fable and fairytale

Statement Type

Advice

Language

French

Time

1668 1660s 17th century

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Citation

La Fontaine, Jean. "Le Cartier Embourbe [The Carter in the Mire]." Fables. Paris, c. 1668, bk. 6, no. 17.

Ours was the first revolution in the history of mankind that truly reversed the course of government, and with three little words: "We the People." "We the People" tell the government what to do; it doesn't tell us."We the People" are the driver; the government is the car. And we decide where it should go, and by what route, and how fast. Almost all the world's constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are. Our Constitution is a document in which "We the People" tell the government what it is allowed to do."We the People" are free.

Ronald Reagan

1989 Farewell Address

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Topic

American Revolution Limited government Government Political theory American politics

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Source

1989 Farewell Address Presidential Farewell Address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Reagan, Ronald. "Farewell Address to the Nation." 11 Jan. 1989, Oval Office, The White House, Washington, DC, USA.

I am ill every time it blows hard, and nothing but my enthusiastic love for the profession keeps me one hour at sea.

Horatio Nelson

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Topic

Seasickness Sailing Vocation

Author

Horatio Nelson

Source

Letters of Horatio Nelson

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1804 1800s 19th century

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Citation

Nelson, Horatio. Letter to the Earl of Camden, the Secretary of War. c. 1804.

The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends by killing the victim's sympathies.

Henry Adams

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Topic

Effects of power Effects of fame Power Fame

Author

Henry Adams

Source

The Education of Henry Adams

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1907 1900s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Adams, Henry. The Education of Henry Adams. 1907, ch. 10.

Current Citation

Adams, Henry. "The Education of Henry Adams." Henry Adams: Democracy, Esther, Mont Saint Michel and Chartres, The Education of Henry Adams, edited by Ernest Samuels and Jayne Samuels. Library of America, 1983, ch. 10.

The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities.

Shunryu Suzuki

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Topic

Open-mindedness Clean slate Possibility Acceptance

Author

Shunryu Suzuki

Source

Zen Mind, Beginnner's Mind

Genre

Philosophical literature Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Suzuki, Shunryu. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. Weatherhill, 1970. Originally a talk given at his Zen center in c. 1969, Los Altos, CA, USA.

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

Alexander Smith

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Topic

Death

Author

Alexander Smith

Language

English

Time

1863 1860s 19th century

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Citation

Smith, Alexander. "Of Death and the Fear of Dying." Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country. London: Strahan & Co., 1863.

Your language becomes clear and strong, not when you can no longer add a sentence, but when you can no longer take away from it.

Isaac Babel

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Topic

Writing

Speaker

Isaac Babel

Source

The New Yorker

Medium

Magazine

Statement Type

Writing advice

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Babel, Isaac. Quoted in "Hide and Seek: The Complete Isaac Babel." Written by John Updike. The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2001.

One crowded hour of glorious life
Is worth an age without a name.

Thomas Osbert Mordaunt

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Glory

Author

Thomas Osbert Mordaunt

Language

English

Time

1791 1790s 18th century

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Citation

Mordaunt, Thomas Osbert. "A Poem, said to be written by Major Mordaunt during the last German War. Never before published." The Bee, 12 Oct. 1791.

We are ready for the dialogue.

Lech Walesa

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Topic

Conflict resolution Political reconciliation Politics

Speaker

Lech Walesa

Medium

Nobel Prize Lecture Speech

Language

Polish

Time

1983 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Wałęsa, Lech. Acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize. 11 Dec. 1983, Norweigen Nobel Institute, Oslo, Norway.

For when this song is sung and past,
My lute, be still, for I have done.

Thomas Wyatt

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Topic

Poetry

Author

Thomas Wyatt

Source

The Lute Awake Tottel's Miscellany

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1557 1550s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Wyatt, Thomas. "The Lute Awake, or The lover complaineth the unkindness of his love." Songes and Sonettes Written By the Ryght Honorable Lord Henry Howard, late Earle of Surrey, Thomas Wyatt the Elder and others. London: Richard Tottel, 1557.

Current Citation

Wyatt, Thomas. "My Lute, Awake! or The Lover Complaineth the Unkindness of his Love." Tottel's Miscellany: Songs and Sonnets of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, Sir Thomas Wyatt and Others, edited by Amanda Holton and Tom MacFaul. Penguin Classics, 2012.

To acquiesce in despair is the very way to make despairing forecasts come true.

Bertrand Russell

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Topic

Giving up Hopelessness and despair Hope

Author

Bertrand Russell

Source

No Funk, No Frivolity, No Fanaticism The New York Times

Medium

Article Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Russell, Bertrand. "No Funk, No Frivolity, No Fanaticism." New York Times, 6 May 1951, sec. SM, p. 4.

Current Citation

Russell, Bertrand. The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell. Vol. 26. Routledge, 2020, pt. 1.

The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.

Henry James

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Topic

Purpose of literature Novels

Author

Henry James

Source

The Art of Fiction Longman's Magazine

Medium

Essay Magazine

Language

English

Time

1884 1880s 19th century

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Original Citation

James, Henry. "The Art of Fiction." Longman's Magazine. London: C. J. Longman, 4 Sept. 1884.

Current Citation

James, Henry. "The Art of Fiction." The Portable Henry James. Penguin Classics, 2003.