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The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security.

James Madison

Federalist 45

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Topic

National security Peacetime Political theory Politics Government

Author

James Madison

Source

Federalist 45 The Federalist Papers

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1788 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Original Citation

Madison, James [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 45: The Alleged Danger From the Powers of the Union to the State Governments Considered." Independent Journal, 26 Jan. 1788.

Current Citation

Madison, James. "'No. 45: Whether the mass of powers will endanger the states.--Madison." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.

Human kind
Cannot bear very much reality.

T.S. Eliot

Burnt Norton

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Topic

Facing the truth Delusion Human nature

Author

T.S. Eliot

Source

Burnt Norton Four Quartets

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Eliot, T. S. “Burnt Norton.” Collected Poems 1909–1935. Harcourt, Brace And Company, 1936, pt. 1.

I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with a love that was more than love,
I and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.

Edgar Allan Poe

New-York Daily Tribune

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Topic

Young love True love Love

Author

Edgar Allan Poe

Source

Annabel Lee New-York Daily Tribune

Medium

Poem Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1849 1840s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Poe, Edgar Allan. "Annabel Lee." New-York Daily Tribune, 9 Oct. 1849, st. 2.

Current Citation

Poe, Edgar Allan. "Annabel Lee." Edgar Allen Poe: Poetry and Tales, edited by Patrick F. Quinn. Library of America, 1984, st. 2.

There is only one thing evil cannot stand and that is forgiveness.

Fred Rogers

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Topic

Overcoming evil Forgiveness

Author

Fred Rogers

Source

The World According to Mister Rogers

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Rogers, Fred. The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember. Hachette Books, 2019, p. 62.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.

Dr. Seuss

The Lorax

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Topic

Change starts at home Changing the world

Author

Dr. Seuss

Source

The Lorax

Genre

Children's literature

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Seuss, Dr. The Lorax. Random House, 1971.

History is a relay of revolutions.

Saul Alinsky

Rules for Radicals

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Topic

History Revolution Plus ça change

Author

Saul Alinsky

Source

Rules for Radicals

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Alinksy, Saul. Rules for the Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals. Random House, 1971.

Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation.

James Madison

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Topic

Civic virtue Virtue Political theory

Author

James Madison

Source

Judicial Powers of the National Government

Language

English

Time

1788 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Original Citation

Madison, James. Judicial Powers of the National Government, 20 June 1788.

Current Citation

Madison, James. Selected Writings of James Madison, edited by Ralph Ketcham. Hackett Publishing Company, 2006.

I never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death.

Nas

N.Y. State of Mind

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Topic

Sleep and death Sleep

Speaker

Nas

Source

N.Y. State of Mind Illmatic

Medium

Song

Genre

Hip hop

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Nas and Chris Martin. "N.Y. State of Mind." Performed by Nas. Illmatic. Columbia Recordings, 1994.

In a society under the forms of which the stronger faction can readily unite and oppress the weaker, anarchy may as truly be said to reign as in a state of nature.

James Madison

Federalist 51

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Minority rights Political theory Politics

Author

James Madison

Source

Federalist 51 The Federalist Papers

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1788 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Madison, James [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 51, The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments." New York Packet, 8 Feb. 1788.

Current Citation

Madison, James. "No. 51: How to maintain: make the parts check each other. Also, a federal system divides power further.--Madison (or Hamilton)." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.

No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.

Ulysses S. Grant

Note sent to a Confederate general during the Civil War.

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Topic

American Civil War

Author

Ulysses S. Grant

Language

English

Time

1862 1860s 19th century

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Original Citation

Grant, Ulysses Simpson. Note to General S. B. Buckner. 16 Feb. 1862.

Current Citation

Grant, Ulysses Simpson. Quoted in The Generals' Civil War: What Their Memoirs Can Teach Us Today, written by Stephen Cushman. UNC Press Books, 2021.

That is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great. When it comes to one, it comes as naturally as sleep.

Willa Cather

My Antonia

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Topic

Happiness Contentment

Author

Willa Cather

Source

My Antonia

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1918 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Cather, Willa. My Ántonia. Houghton Mifflin, 1918, bk. 1, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Cather, Willa. My Ántonia. W. W. Norton & Co., 2015, bk. 1, ch. 2.

I went to the crossroad,
fell down on my knees.
Asked the Lord above,
"Have mercy, save poor Bob if you please."

Robert Johnson

Cross Road Blues

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Topic

God's mercy

Speaker

Robert Johnson

Source

Cross Road Blues

Medium

Song

Genre

Blues

Statement Type

Prayer

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Johnson, Robert. Cross Road Blues. Vocalion Records, 1937.

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. They must, they have no other models.

James Baldwin

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Topic

Parents and children

Author

James Baldwin

Source

Fifth Avenue, Uptown; A Letter from Harlem Esquire

Medium

Essay Magazine

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Baldwin, James. "Fifth Avenue, Uptown; A Letter from Harlem." Esquire, July 1960.

This will not stand. This will not stand, this aggression against Kuwait.

George H.W. Bush

Press Conference, August 5, 1990

On Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.

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Topic

Persian Gulf War American politics International politics

Speaker

George H.W. Bush

Source

Press Conference, August 5, 1990

Medium

Press conference

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Bush, George H. W. Remark during news conference about the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. 5 Aug. 1990, South Lawn of the White House, Washington, DC, USA.

Ooh, child, things are gonna get easier
Ooh child, things'll get brighter.

The Five Stairsteps

Ooh Child (song)

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Topic

Social progress Things get better Optimism Progress

Speaker

The Five Stairsteps

Source

Ooh Child (song) Step by Step by Step

Medium

Song

Genre

Soul music

Statement Type

Prophecies and predictions

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Vincent, Stan. "O-o-h Child." Performed by Five Stairsteps. Stairsteps. Buddah Records, 1970.

We're the party that wants to see an America in which people can still get rich.

Ronald Reagan

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Topic

Republicans American politics

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Reagan, Ronald. Remark at Republican congressional dinner. Salute to President Ronald Reagan Dinner. 4 May 1982, Washington, DC, USA.

North Vietnam cannot defeat or humiliate the United States. Only Americans can do that.

Richard Nixon

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Topic

Vietnam War War American politics

Speaker

Richard Nixon

Source

Silent Majority Speech on the War in Vietnam

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Nixon, Richard. Televised address to the Nation on the War in Vietnam. 3 Nov. 1969, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Nixon, Richard. Richard Nixon: Speeches, Writings, Documents, edited by Rick Perlstein. Princeton University Press, 2008, ch. 19.

But there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal-there is one human institiution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockeffeler, the stupid man the equal of an Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any college president. That institution, gentlemen, is a court.

Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Topic

Courts Equality

Speaker

Atticus Finch

Author

Harper Lee

Source

To Kill a Mockingbird

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1960, ch. 20.

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it;
Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Topic

Thinking big Goals

Author

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Source

Elegiac Verse In the Harbor

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1882 1880s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. "Elegiac Verse." In the Harbor. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1882, st. 11.

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Topic

Worldview

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source

Worship The Conduct of Life

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1860 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Worship." The Conduct of Life. Boston: Ticknor & Fields/London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1860.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Worship.” The Conduct of Life, edited by Barbara L. Packer, Joseph Slater, and Douglas Emory Wilson. Vol. 6, Belknap Press, 2004.