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By the "Establishment," I do not mean only the centers of official power-though they are certainly part of it-but rather the whole matrix of official and social relations within which power is exercised.

Henry Fairlie

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Topic

The man Elites

Author

Henry Fairlie

Source

The Spectator

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1955 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Fairlie, Henry. "How The Spectator invented the Establishment." The Spectator, 23 Sept. 1955.

A land ethic for tomorrow should be as honest as Thoreau's Walden, and as comprehensive as the sensitive science of ecology. It should stress the oneness of our resources and the live-and-help-live logic of the great chain of life. If, in our haste to "progress," the economics of ecology are disregarded by citizens and policy makers alike, the result will be an ugly America.

Stewart Udall

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Topic

Conservation

Author

Stewart Udall

Source

The Quiet Crisis

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Udall, Stewart. The Quiet Crisis. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963, ch. 14.

Ethnocentrism is the...view of things in which one's own group is the center of everything, and all others are scaled and rated with reference to it...Each group nourishes its own pride and vanity, boasts itself superior, exalts its own divinities, and looks with contempt on outsiders.

William Graham Sumner

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Topic

Ethnocentrism Us vs. them

Author

William Graham Sumner

Source

Folkways

Genre

Sociology

Language

English

Time

1906 1900s 20th century

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Citation

Sumner, William Graham. Folkways: A Study of Mores, Manners, Customs and Morals. Ginn & Company, 1906, ch. 1.

To be modern is to find ourselves in an environment that promises us adventure, power, joy, growth, transformation of ourselves and the world-and, at the same time, that threatens to destroy everything we have, everything we know, everything we are.

Marshall Berman

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Topic

Modern life

Author

Marshall Berman

Source

All That Is Solid Melts into Air

Genre

Economical literature Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Berman, Marshall. All That Is Solid Melts into Air: The Experience of Modernity. Simon and Schuster, 1982, introduction.

Nothing changes more constantly that the past; for the past that influences our lives does not consist of what actually happened, but what men believe happened.

Gerald White Johnson

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Topic

Nature of history History

Author

Gerald White Johnson

Source

American Heroes and Hero Worship

Genre

Historical literature

Language

English

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Johnson, Gerald W. American Heroes and Hero-Worship. Harper & Brothers, 1943.

One of the great achievements of science has been, if not to make it impossible for intelligent people to be religious, then at least to make it possible for them not to be religious. We should not retreat from this accomplishment.

Steven Weinberg

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Topic

Science and religion

Speaker

Steven Weinberg

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Weinberg, Steven. "A Designer Universe." Conference on Cosmic Design. 1999, Washington, DC, USA. Speech.

It isn't just that I don't believe in God... It's that I hope there is no God! I don't want there to be a God; I don't want the universe to be like that.

Thomas Nagel

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Topic

Belief in God Existence of God

Author

Thomas Nagel

Source

The Last Word

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Nagel, Thomas. The Last Word. Oxford University Press, 1997, ch. 7.

Although he is regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics, and in America disagreement with the policies of the government is not evidence of lack of patriotism.

George Mitchell

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Topic

Religion and politics God and America

Speaker

George Mitchell

Medium

Congressional hearing

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

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Original Citation

Mitchell, George. Statement at Senate Hearings on Iran-Contra scandal. Senate Hearing on Iran-Contra scandal. 13 July 1987, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Mitchell, George. The Negotiator: A Memoir. Simon and Schuster, 2016.

The Common Law of England has been laboriously built about a mythical figure-the figure of "The Reasonable Man.".... He is an ideal, a standard, the embodiment of all those qualities which we demand of the good citizen.

A.P. Herbert

The Reasonable Man

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Topic

Legal theory Reasonableness Law

Author

A.P. Herbert

Source

The Reasonable Man

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1935 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Herbert, A. P. "The Reasonable Man." Uncommon Law. Methuen, 1935.

Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy in many ways.

J.K. Rowling

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Author

J.K. Rowling

Source

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Opening lines

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Bloomsbury/Scholastic, 1999, ch. 1.

Forget everything you've seen on television and in the movies. There won't be any last minute, surprise witnesses. No one will break down on the stand with a tearful confession.

Philadelphia

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Topic

Media criticism Media

Speaker

Joe Miller

Actor

Denzel Washington

Source

Philadelphia

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Philadelphia. Directed by Jonathan Demme. Clinica Estetico/TriStar Pictures, 1993.

Hamburgers! The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast.

Pulp Fiction

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Topic

Burgers Food

Speaker

Jules Winnfield

Actor

Samuel L. Jackson

Source

Pulp Fiction

Medium

Film

Genre

Neo-noir Crime (film) Crime

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Pulp Fiction. Directed by Quentin Tarantino, A Band Apart/Jersey Films, 1994.

We're consumers. We're by-products of a lifestyle obsession.

Tyler Durden

Fight Club

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Topic

Consumerism

Speaker

Tyler Durden

Actor

Brad Pitt

Source

Fight Club

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Fight Club. Directed by David Fincher, Fox 2000 Pictures/Regency Enterprises/Linson Films, 1999.

It's ironic... That we've come all this way, we made all this progress, but you know, we lost the little things, the niceties.

Elaine Benes

Seinfeld

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Topic

Downsides of progress Progress

Speaker

Elaine Benes

Actor

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Source

Seinfeld

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

"The Subway." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Larry Charles, directed by Tom Cherones, season 3, episode 13, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1992.

And besides, isn’t it more exciting when you don’t have permission?

Pulp Fiction

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Topic

Forbidden fruit

Speaker

Mia Wallace

Actor

Uma Thurman

Source

Pulp Fiction

Medium

Film

Genre

Neo-noir Crime (film) Crime

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Pulp Fiction. Directed by Quentin Tarantino, A Band Apart/Jersey Films, 1994.

We are engaged in a spiritual war. We are not living in normal times.

Mahatma Gandhi

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Topic

Conditions for revolution Revolution

Author

Mahatma Gandhi

Source

The Secret of Swaraj

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1921 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Gandhi, Mahatma. "The Secret of Swaraj." Young India, 19 Jan. 1921.

In reality there are as many religions as there are individuals.

Mahatma Gandhi

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Topic

Diversity of religion Religion

Author

Mahatma Gandhi

Source

Hind Swaraj

Genre

Anti-colonial literature

Language

Gujarati

Time

1909 1900s 20th century

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Original Citation

Gandhi, Mahatma. "Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule." Indian Opinion, 1909

Current Citation

Gandhi, Mahatma. "Hind Swaraj." Gandhi: "Hind Swaraj" and Other Writings, edited by Anthony J. Parel. Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.

Simone de Beauvoir

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Topic

Society and the individual The individual

Author

Simone de Beauvoir

Source

The Coming of Age

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

French

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

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Citation

De Beauvoir, Simone. La Vieillesse [The Coming of Age]. Éditions Gallimard, 1970.

70% of all archeology is done in the library. Researching. Reading. We cannot afford to take mythology at face value.

Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

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Topic

Archaeology

Speaker

Indiana Jones

Actor

Harrison Ford

Source

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Adventure (film) Action Adventure

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Lucasfilm Ltd., 1989.

What could possess anyone to throw a party? I mean, to have a bunch of strangers treat your house like a hotel room.

Jerry Seinfeld

Seinfeld

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Topic

Parties

Speaker

Jerry Seinfeld

Actor

Jerry Seinfeld

Source

Seinfeld

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

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Citation

"The Stranded." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Matt Goldman, directed by Tom Cherones, season 3, episode 10, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1991.