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Observe good faith and justice toward all Nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all... The Nation, which indulges towards another an habitual hatred or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest.

George Washington

Washington's Farewell Address

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American foreign policy International politics Political neutrality

Author

George Washington

Source

Washington's Farewell Address Presidential Farewell Address

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Speech

Language

English

Time

1796 1790s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Washington, George. "The Address of Gen. Washington to the People of America on His Declining the Presidency of the United States." Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 19 Sept. 1796.

Current Citation

Washington, George. "Farewell Address, September 19, 1796." George Washington: Writings, edited by John Rhodehamel. Library of America, 1997.

We come and go, but the land is always here. And the people who love it and understand it are the people who own it-for a little while.

Willa Cather

O Pioneers!

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Topic

The land Ephemeral nature of life Impermanence

Speaker

Alexandra

Author

Willa Cather

Source

O Pioneers!

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1913 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Cather, Willa. O Pioneers! Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913, pt. 5, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Cather, Willa. O Pioneers, edited by Sharon O'Brien. W. W. Norton & Company, 2007, pt. 5, ch. 3.

Avoid the necessity of those overgrown Military establishments, which under any form of government, are inauspicious to liberty, and which are to be regarded as particularly hostile to Republican Liberty.

George Washington

Washington's Farewell Address

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Military industrial complex

Author

George Washington

Source

Washington's Farewell Address Presidential Farewell Address

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Speech

Language

English

Time

1796 1790s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Washington, George. "The Address of Gen. Washington to the People of America on His Declining the Presidency of the United States." Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 19 Sept. 1796.

Current Citation

Washington, George. "Farewell Address, September 19, 1796." George Washington: Writings, edited by John Rhodehamel. Library of America, 1997.

A line has been drawn in the sand.

George H.W. Bush

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Persian Gulf War

Speaker

George H.W. Bush

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Bush, George H. W. Decision to send U.S. troops to defend Saudi Arabia against Iraqi troops. 8 Aug. 1990, Washington, DC, USA.

America cannot be an ostrich with its head in the sand.

Woodrow Wilson

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World War I America and the world

Speaker

Woodrow Wilson

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1916 1910s 20th century

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Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. Speech in Des Moines. 1 Feb. 1916, Des Moines Coliseum, Des Moines, IA, USA.

The Nation, which indulges towards another an habitual hatred or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest.

George Washington

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Foreign policy International politics

Author

George Washington

Source

Washington's Farewell Address Presidential Farewell Address

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1796 1790s 18th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Washington, George. "The Address of Gen. Washington to the People of America on His Declining the Presidency of the United States." Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 19 Sept. 1796.

Current Citation

Washington, George. "Farewell Address, September 19, 1796." George Washington: Writings, edited by John Rhodehamel. Library of America, 1997.

I don't oppose all wars. And I know that in this crowd today, there is no shortage of patriots, or of patriotism. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.

Barack Obama

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Iraq War

Speaker

Barack Obama

Source

Speeches of Barack Obama

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2002 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Obama, Barack. Speech to anti-war rally. 2 Oct. 2002, Federal Plaza, Chicago, IL, USA.

We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.

Carl Sagan

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Topic

Ephemeral nature of life Nature of time

Author

Carl Sagan

Source

Cosmos

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Sagan, Carl. Cosmos. Random House, 1980, ch. 2.

I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.

Mitch Hedberg

Strategic Grill Locations

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Doing drugs Drugs

Speaker

Mitch Hedberg

Source

Strategic Grill Locations

Medium

Comedy album

Genre

Comedy (stand up)

Statement Type

Joke

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hedberg, Mitch. Strategic Grill Locations. 7 Sept. 1999, The Laff Stop Comedy Club, Houston, Texas, USA.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Strength to Love

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Topic

Tests of character Helping others

Author

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Source

Strength to Love

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. Strength to Love. Harper & Row, 1963, ch. 3.

I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do.

Willa Cather

O Pioneers!

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Trees Nature

Speaker

Marie Tovesky

Author

Willa Cather

Source

O Pioneers!

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1913 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Cather, Willa. O Pioneers! Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913, pt. 2, ch. 8.

Current Citation

Cather, Willa. O Pioneers, edited by Sharon O'Brien. W. W. Norton & Company, 2007, pt. 2, ch. 8.

Home is wherever I'm with you.

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Home

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Home

Speaker

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Source

Home

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

2010 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. "Home." Up from Below. Vagrant Records/Rough Trade Records, 2009.

Nobody cares about the bronze or silver medals.

Buzz Aldrin

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Topic

Second place Winning

Speaker

Buzz Aldrin

Source

Vanity Fair

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2010 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Aldrin, Buzz. "Buzz Aldrin Is Not All That Impressed With Walking on the Moon." Interviewed by Eric Spitznagel. Vanity Fair, 25 June 2010.

What a long, strange trip it's been.

The Grateful Dead

Truckin'

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Topic

Drugs

Speaker

The Grateful Dead

Source

Truckin' American Beauty

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hunter, Robert. "Truckin'." Performed by The Grateful Dead. American Beauty. Warner Records, 1970.

Have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not find God.

Alice Walker

The Color Purple

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Topic

God and man The Church

Speaker

Shug

Author

Alice Walker

Source

The Color Purple

Medium

Novel

Genre

Epistolary novel

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Walker, Alice. The Color Purple. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982.

Onstage I make love to twenty-five thousand people, then I go home alone.

Janis Joplin

Quoted in The New Yorker

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Artist and audience

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Janis Joplin

Source

The New Yorker

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Joplin, Janis. Quoted in The New Yorker Magazine. 14 Aug. 1971.

Women have been called queens a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.

Louisa May Alcott

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Topic

Oppression of women Gender relations

Speaker

Rebecca

Author

Louisa May Alcott

Source

An Old-Fashioned Girl

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1869 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Alcott, Louisa May. An Old-Fashioned Girl. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1869, ch. 13.

Current Citation

Alcott, Louisa May. An Old-Fashioned Girl. Puffin Books, 1996, ch. 13.

The various admirable movements in which I have been engaged have always developed among their members a large lunatic fringe.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Political extremism Politics

Author

Theodore Roosevelt

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1913 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. Letter to Henry Cabot Lodge. 27 Feb. 1913.

Get up quickly-just switch on the white light of the will.

Susan Sontag

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Topic

Getting started Motivation Work

Author

Susan Sontag

Source

Journals of Susan Sontag

Medium

Personal journal

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Sontag, Susan. Journal entry. 15 Oct. 1973.

In the field of world policy I would dedicate this Nation to the policy of the good neighbor—the neighbor who resolutely respects himself and, because he does so, respects the rights of others.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Non-intervention American foreign policy Foreign policy International politics

Speaker

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Source

First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1933 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1933, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "First Inaugral Address: Washington, DC, March 4, 1933." Great Speeches, edited by John Grafton. Dover, 1999.