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Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Discourse on Political Economy

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Accumulation of wealth Money

Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Source

Discourse on Political Economy

Genre

Political literature

Language

French

Time

1755 1750s 18th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Discours sur l'economie politique [Discourse on Political Economy]. Encyclopédie, 1755.

Current Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Discourse on the Political Economy." The Basic Political Writings, translated by Donald A. Cress. Hackett, 2012.

Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

Thomas

John 20:25

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Topic

Doubt and skepticism Jesus's resurrection

Speaker

Thomas

Source

Gospel of John The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

90 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 20:25).

I cannot write in verse, for I am no poet. I cannot arrange the parts of speech with such art as to produce effects of light and shade, for I am no painter. Even by signs and gestures I cannot express my thoughts and feelings, for I am no dancer. But I can do so by means of sounds, for I am a musician.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Artistic expression Music

Author

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1777 1770s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Letter to Leopold Mozart. 8 Nov. 1777.

Current Citation

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. The Letters of Mozart and His Family, edited by Emily Anderson. Springer, 2016.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6-7

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Jesus

Source

Isaiah The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Prophecies and predictions

Language

Hebrew

Time

681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Isaiah 9:6-7).

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

Henrik Ibsen

An Enemy of the People

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Solitude Thinking for oneself

Speaker

Doctor Thomas Stockmann

Author

Henrik Ibsen

Source

An Enemy of the People

Medium

Play

Statement Type

Closing lines

Language

Norwegian

Time

1882 1880s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Ibsen, Henrik. En folkefiende [An Enemy of the People]. Kobenhavn: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, 1882, act 5.

Current Citation

Ibsen, Henrik. "An Enemy of the People." A Doll's House and Other Plays, translated by Deborah Dawkin and Erik Skuggevik. Penguin Classics, 2016, act 5.

Fight the power.

Public Enemy

Fight the Power

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Topic

Resisting authority

Speaker

Public Enemy

Source

Fight the Power

Medium

Song

Genre

Hip hop

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

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Citation

"Fight the Power." Do the Right Thing. Directed by Spike Lee, performed by Public Enemy. 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, 1989.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.

Helen Keller

Optimism

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Topic

Overcoming adversity

Author

Helen Keller

Source

Optimism

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1903 1900s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Keller, Helen. Optimism. T. Y. Crowell and Company, 1903, pt. 1.

Current Citation

Keller, Helen. "Optimism." The World I Live In and Optimism: A Collection of Essays. Dover Publications, 2010, pt. 1.

Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire: but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

1st Kings 19:11-12

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Nature of God God

Source

1st Kings The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

538 BC 530s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Kings 19:11-12).

Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

Matthew 26:14-15

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Topic

Betrayal

Speaker

Judas

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 26:14-15).

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Jesus

Matthew 6:24

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Topic

Priorities Love of money Wealth Sermon on the Mount

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 6:24).

When somebody's the president of the United States, the authority is total.

Donald Trump

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Topic

Presidential power American politics

Speaker

Donald Trump

Language

English

Time

2020 2020s 21st century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Trump, Donald. Remarks at White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing. 13 Apr. 2020, The White House, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Trump, Donald. Quoted in Checks in the Balance: Legislative Capacity and the Dynamics of Executive Power, written by Alexander Bolton and Sharece Thrower. Princeton University Press, 2021, ch. 1.

When we abolish the slavery of half of humanity, together with the whole system of hypocrisy that it implies, then the "division" of humanity will reveal its genuine significance and the human couple will find its true form.

Simone de Beauvoir

The Second Sex

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Topic

Women's equality Men and women

Author

Simone de Beauvoir

Source

The Second Sex

Genre

Historical literature Feminist literature

Language

French

Time

1949 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

De Beauvoir, Simone. Le Deuxième Sexe [The Second Sex]. Vol. 2, Gallimard, 1949.

Current Citation

De Beauvoir, Simone. The Second Sex, translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier. Vintage, 2011.

I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey.

Exodus 3:8

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Topic

Deliverance of Israel Liberation

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 3:8).

Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Apostle Paul

Philippians 4:8

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Topic

Virtues

Author

Apostle Paul

Source

Philippians 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. (Philippians 4:8).

The human body is the best picture of the human soul.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Philosophical Investigations

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Human body Body and soul

Author

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Source

Philosophical Investigations

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1953 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Wittgenstein, Ludwig. Philosophische Untersuchungen [Philosophical Investigations]. Suhrkamp, 1953, pt. 2.

Current Citation

Wittgenstein, Ludwig. Philosophical Investigations, translated by G. E. M. Anscombe, et. al., edited by P. M. S. Hacker and Joachim Schulte. Wiley Blackwell, 2009, pt. 2.

He who would distinguish the true from the false must have an adequate idea of what is true and false.

Baruch Spinoza

Ethics

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Topic

Truth and falsehood

Author

Baruch Spinoza

Source

Ethics

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

1677 1670s 17th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Spinoza, Baruch. Ethica, Ordine Geometrico Desmonstrata [Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order]. 1677, pt. 2, prop. 42, proof.

Current Citation

Spinoza, Benedict. Ethics, translated by Michael Silverthorne and Matthew J. Kinser. Cambridge University Press, 2018, pt. 2, prop. 42, proof.

We're on a mission from God.

Dan Aykroyd

The Blues Brothers

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Topic

Divine mission God and man

Speaker

Elwood Blues

Actor

Dan Aykroyd

Source

The Blues Brothers

Medium

Film

Genre

Musical comedy (film) Musical (film) Musical comedy Musical

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

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Citation

The Blues Brothers. Directed by John Landis, Universal Pictures, 1980.

God loves me, and I have an opportunity to love others as he loves me, not in big things, but in small things with great love.

Mother Teresa

Nobel Prize Lecture

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Topic

God's love Loving others

Speaker

Mother Teresa

Source

Nobel Prize Lecture

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Mother Teresa. Nobel Peace Prize lecture. Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. 10 Dec. 1979, Oslo, Norway.

One day, it's like a miracle, it will disappear.

Donald Trump

On Covid-19.

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Topic

Covid-19

Speaker

Donald Trump

Medium

Press conference

Language

English

Time

2020 2020s 21st century

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Citation

Trump, Donald. Remarks at African-American History Month reception. African-American History Month reception. 27 Feb. 2020, The White House, Washington, DC, USA.

I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.

God

Exodus 20:5

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Nature of God God God's wrath

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: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 20:5).