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This peace we seek cannot be born of fear alone: it must be rooted in the lives of nations. There must be justice, sensed and shared by all peoples, for, without justice the world can know only a tense and unstable truce.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Second Inaugural Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Topic

Peace Political theory

Speaker

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Eisenhower, Dwight D. "Second Inaugural Address." 21 Jan. 1957, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was Dostoevsky and Dickens who taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive.

James Baldwin

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Topic

Broken heart Interconnectedness of all people The human condition Power of literature

Speaker

James Baldwin

Source

Life Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Howard, Jane. "Doom and Glory of Knowing Who You Are." Life Magazine, 24 May 1963.

A Jedi's strength flows from the Force. But beware of the Dark Side. Anger, fear, aggression. The Dark Side of the force are they. Easily they flow, quick to join you in a fight. If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Consume you it will.

Yoda

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

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Topic

Temptation of evil The Dark Side Decisions and choices

Speaker

Yoda

Actor

Frank Oz

Source

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Science fiction (film) Epic Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1983 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. Directed by Richard Marquand, Lucasfilm Ltd., 1983.

A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.

Albert Einstein

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Topic

Paying it forward Effects of the past

Author

Albert Einstein

Source

What I Believe. Living Philosophies 13 Forum and Century

Medium

Essay Magazine

Language

German

Time

1930 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Einstein, Albert. "What I Believe. Living Philosophies 13." Forum and Century, Oct. 1930, vol. 84, issue 4, pp. 193-194.

Dance is the hidden language of the soul.

Martha Graham

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Topic

Dancing Self-expression

Author

Martha Graham

Source

Blood Memory

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Graham, Martha. Blood Memory: An Autobiography. Doubleday, 1991.

Ideal conversation is an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory.

Emily Post

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Topic

Good conversation Conversation Communication

Author

Emily Post

Source

Etiquette

Genre

Sociology

Language

English

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Post, Emily. Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home. Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1922.

So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.

Roald Dahl

Quoted in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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Topic

Books TV

Speaker

Oompa-Loompas

Author

Roald Dahl

Source

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Medium

Novel

Genre

Children's literature

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.

The only works of art America has given are her plumbing and her bridges.

Marcel Duchamp

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Topic

Criticism of America America

Author

Marcel Duchamp

Language

English

Time

1917 1910s 20th century

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Citation

Duchamp, Marcel. "The Richard Mutt Case." The Blind Man, May 1917.

The horse was watching, out there past men's knowing, where stars are drowning and whales ferry their vast souls through the black and seamless sea.

Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian; or The Evening Redness in the West

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Cormac McCarthy

Source

Blood Meridian; or The Evening Redness in the West

Medium

Novel

Genre

Western literature

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

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Citation

McCarthy, Cormac. Blood Meridian; or The Evening Redness in the West. Random House, 1985, ch. 21.

Going back to when we were children, I think most of us in this courtroom thought justice came into being automatically. That virtue was its own reward. That good would triumph over evil. But as we get older, we know this just isn't true. Individual human beings have to create justice, and this is not easy because the truth often poses a threat to power and one often has to fight power at great risk to themselves.

JFK

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Topic

Fighting for justice Justice

Speaker

Jim Garrison

Actor

Kevin Costner

Source

JFK

Medium

Film

Genre

Political (film) Thriller (film) Political Thriller

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

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Citation

JFK. Directed by Oliver Stone, Le Studio Canal+/Regency Enterprises/Alcor Films/Ixtlan Corporation, 1991.

For most of my life I refused to work at any problem unless its solution seemed to be capable of being put to commercial use.

Thomas Edison

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Topic

Innovation Profit motive Capitalism

Speaker

Thomas Edison

Source

New York Sun

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1917 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Edison, Thomas Alva. Interview. New York Sun, Feb. 1917.

He knew that the moment he allowed what his life meant to enter fully into his consciousness, he would either kill himself or someone else. So he denied himself and acted tough.

Richard Wright

Native Son

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Topic

Lying to oneself Pain

Author

Richard Wright

Source

Native Son

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Wright, Richard. Native Son. Harper & Brothers, 1940, bk. 1.

Art is meant to disturb, science reassures.

Georges Braque

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Topic

Art and science Purpose of art Art Science

Author

Georges Braque

Source

Journals of Georges Braque

Medium

Personal journal

Language

French

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

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Original Citation

Braque, Georges. Le Jour et la nuit: Cahiers 1917-52 [Day and Night. Notebooks 1917-1952]. Gallimard, 1952.

Current Citation

Braque, Georges. Illustrated Notebooks: 1917-1955, translated by Stanley Appelbaum. Dover Publications, 1971.

Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent.

Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian; or The Evening Redness in the West

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Topic

Man and the universe

Author

Cormac McCarthy

Source

Blood Meridian; or The Evening Redness in the West

Medium

Novel

Genre

Western literature

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

McCarthy, Cormac. Blood Meridian; or The Evening Redness in the West. Random House, 1985, ch. 14.

Have faith in your Creator, my son, death comes to us all.

Paths of Glory

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Topic

Faith Death The human condition

Speaker

Father Dupree

Actor

Emile Meyer

Source

Paths of Glory

Medium

Film

Genre

War (film) War

Language

English

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Paths of Glory. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Bryna Productions/Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation, 1957.

A boy's best friend is his mother.

Norman Bates

Psycho

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Topic

Mothers and sons Oedipus complex Mothers

Speaker

Norman Bates

Actor

Anthony Perkins

Source

Psycho

Medium

Film

Genre

Psychological thriller (film) Horror (film) Psychological horror Horror

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Psycho. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Shamley Productions, 1960.

We are approaching the limits of what government alone can do. Our greatest need now is to reach beyond government, and to enlist the legions of the concerned and the committed. What has to be done, has to be done by government and people together or it will not be done at all.

Richard Nixon

First Inaugural Address of Richard Nixon

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Topic

Political theory American politics

Speaker

Richard Nixon

Source

First Inaugural Address of Richard Nixon Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Nixon, Richard. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1969, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Life is a great surprise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one.

Vladimir Nabokov

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Topic

Mystery of death Life and death Death

Speaker

John Shade

Author

Vladimir Nabokov

Source

Pale Fire

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Nabokov, Vladimir. Pale Fire. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1962.

The demon is a liar. He will like to confuse us. But he will also mix lies with the truth to attack us.

The Exorcist

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Topic

Demons

Speaker

Father Merrin

Actor

Max von Sydow

Source

The Exorcist

Medium

Film

Genre

Horror (film) Horror

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

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Citation

The Exorcist. Directed by William Friedkin, Hoya Productions, 1973.

Third parties are like bees. Once they have stung, they die.

Richard Hofstadter

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Topic

Political theory American politics

Author

Richard Hofstadter

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1955 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hofstadter, Richard. The Age of Reform: from Bryan to FDR. Alfred A. Knopf, 1955, pt. 3.