Speech

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If you know wilderness in the way that you know love, you would be unwilling to let it go.

Terry Tempest Williams

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Topic

Wilderness

Speaker

Terry Tempest Williams

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1955 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Williams, Terry Tempest. Statement regarding the Utah public lands management act of 1995. 13 July 1995, Washington, DC, USA.

We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.

Elie Wiesel

Nobel Prize Lecture, 1986

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Topic

Political neutrality Standing up for what's right Oppression Politics

Speaker

Elie Wiesel

Source

Nobel Prize Lecture, 1986

Medium

Nobel Prize Lecture Speech

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wiesel, Elie. Acceptance speech. Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. 10 Dec 1986, Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway.

Err in the direction of kindness.

George Saunders

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Topic

Kindness

Speaker

George Saunders

Source

2013 Syracuse commencement address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Saunders, George. Convocation speech for the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University. 11 May 2013, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.

My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right.

Carl Schurz

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Topic

Patriotism

Speaker

Carl Schurz

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1872 1870s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Schurz, Carl. Remarks at senate meeting. Senate meeting. 29 Feb. 1872, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

The purpose of art is the lifelong construction of a state of wonder.

Glenn Gould

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Topic

Purpose of art Art

Speaker

Glenn Gould

Source

1982 York University commencement address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Gould, Glenn. Commencement address. Commencement ceremony. 6 Nov. 1982, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Do not worry about failure. Failure is a badge of honor. It means you risked failure.

Charlie Kaufman

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Topic

Failure Courage Taking risks

Speaker

Charlie Kaufman

Medium

Speech

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Kaufman, Charlie. "Screenwriters' Lecture: Charlie Kaufman." Screenwriters' Lecture Series. 30 Sept. 2011, British Film Institute, London, England, UK.

Negotiations are a euphemism for capitulation if the shadow of power is not cast across the bargaining table.

George Shultz

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Topic

Negotiation Power Political theory International politics Politics

Speaker

George Shultz

Source

Moral Principles and Strategic Interests: The Worldwide Movement Toward Democracy

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Shultz, George. "Moral Principles and Strategic Interests: The Worldwide Movement Toward Democracy." Landon Lecture Series. 14 Apr. 1986, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.

In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.

David Foster Wallace

2005 Kenyon College commencement address

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Topic

Nature of God Worship Atheism

Speaker

David Foster Wallace

Source

2005 Kenyon College commencement address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Language

English

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Wallace, David Foster. Commencement address at Kenyon College. Commencement. 21 May 2005, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH, USA.

Current Citation

Wallace, David Foster. This is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion about Living a Compassionate Life. Little, Brown and Company, 2009.

For the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honour. I believe it is peace for our time.

Neville Chamberlain

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Topic

Appeasement World War II

Speaker

Neville Chamberlain

Source

Peace for Our Time (Speech)

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Statement Type

Prophecies and predictions

Language

English

Time

1938 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Chamberlain, Neville. "Peace For Our Time." 30 Sept. 1938, 10 Downing Street, London, England, UK.

Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes-including you.

Anne Lamott

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Topic

Recharging Disconnecting

Speaker

Anne Lamott

Medium

Speech

Genre

TED Talk

Language

English

Time

2017 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lamott, Anne. Facebook post. 8 Apr. 2015.

The North is determined to preserve this Union. They are not a fiery, impulsive people as you are, for they live in colder climates. But when they begin to move in a given direction... They move with the steady momentum and perseverance of a mighty avalanche.

Samuel Houston

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Topic

American Civil War

Speaker

Samuel Houston

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1861 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Houston, Samuel. Speech warning the people of Texas against secession. 19 Apr. 1861, Unnamed hotel window, Galveston, TX, USA.

Current Citation

Houston, Samuel. Quoted in Sam Houston, written by James L. Haley. University of Oklahoma Press, 2002.

I wish people could realize all their dreams and wealth and fame so that they could see that it’s not where you’re going to find your sense of completion.

Jim Carrey

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Topic

Fame Wealth Satisfaction Contentment

Author

Jim Carrey

Medium

Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Carrey, Jim. Commencement speech. Commencement ceremony. 30 May 2014, Maharishi International University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA.

A general association of nations must be formed... For the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike.

Woodrow Wilson

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Topic

International politics

Speaker

Woodrow Wilson

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1918 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. "The Fourteen Points." Congress meeting. 8 Jan. 1918, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA. Address.

Current Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. "The Fourteen Points." Woodrow Wilson: Essential Writings and Speeches of the Scholar-President, edited by Mario R. DiNunzio. NYU Press, 2006.

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base.

George S. Patton

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Topic

War

Speaker

George S. Patton

Medium

Speech

Genre

Military speech

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Patton, George Smith. Address to the troops. 5 June 1944, England, UK.

No idea is so antiquated that it was not once modern. No idea is so modern that it will not someday be antiquated.

Ellen Glasgow

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Topic

History of ideas Ideas

Speaker

Ellen Glasgow

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Glasgow, Ellen. Address in New York. Modern Language Association meeting. 1936, New York, NY, USA.

We're a nation of community, of thousands and tens of thousands of ethnic, religious, social, business, labor union, neighborhood, regional and other organizations, all of them varied, voluntary, and unique... A brillant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky.

George H.W. Bush

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Topic

Civil society Role of government American politics

Speaker

George H.W. Bush

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Bush, George H. W. Acceptance address at the Republican National Convention. Republican National Convention. 18 Aug. 1988, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Every man at some point in his life is gonna lose a battle. He's gonna fight and he's gonna lose. But what makes him a man is that in the midst of that battle he does not lose himself.

Friday Night Lights

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Topic

Adversity Character Being a man

Speaker

Eric Taylor

Actor

Kyle Chandler

Source

Friday Night Lights

Medium

Speech TV program

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"State." Friday Night Lights, written by Jason Katims and Patrick Massett and John Zinman, directed by Jeffrey Reiner, season 1, episode 22, Universal Television and Imagine Television, 2007.

In war, whichever side may call itself the victor, there are no winners, but all are losers.

Neville Chamberlain

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Topic

Victory in war War

Speaker

Neville Chamberlain

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1938 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

I believe that history will record that we have made a great mistake.

Wayne Lyman Morse

Said in the Senate debate on the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which committed the United States to intervention in Vietnam. Morse was the only Senator to vote against the resolution.

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Topic

Preemptive war Vietnam War

Speaker

Wayne Lyman Morse

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Morse, Wayne Lyman. "Senate Debate on the Tonkin Gulf Resolution." US Senate meeting. 7 Aug. 1964, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Right knows no boundaries, and justice no frontiers; the brotherhood of man is not a domestic institution.

Learned Hand

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Topic

Natural law Moral universalism Moral theory Morality

Speaker

Learned Hand

Source

Speeches of Learned Hand

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hand, Learned. "A Pledge of Allegiance." I Am An American Day. 20 May 1945, Central Park, New York City, NY, USA.