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Sweets grown common lose their dear delight.

William Shakespeare

Sonnet 102

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Shakespeare, William. Shake-speares Sonnets. London: Thomas Thorpe, 1609, sonnet 102, I. 12.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Sonnets." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, sonnet 102.

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Hobbes, Thomas. Last Words. 1679, Hardwick Hall, England, UK.

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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.

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

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Einstein, Albert. "Physics and Reality." The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Mar. 1936.

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Einstein, Albert. "Physics and Reality." The Essential Einstein: His Greatest Works. Penguin, 2008, ch. 13.

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Lincoln, Abraham. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1861, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Lincoln, Abraham. "First Inaugral Address, March 4, 1861." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 2018.

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Conrad, Joseph. "Heart of Darkness." Blackwood's Magazine. London and Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, Feb. 1899 - Apr. 1899.

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Conrad, Joseph. "Heart of Darkness." Heart of Darkness and Other Tales, edited by Cedric Watts. Oxford University Press, 2008, ch. 1.

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Fahrenheit 9/11. Directed by Michael Moore, Dog Eat Dog Films/Fellowship Adventure Group, 2004.

This quitting thing, it's a hard habit to break once you start.

Bad News Bears (1976)

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The Bad News Bears. Directed by Michael Ritchie, Paramount Pictures, 1976.

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Johnson, Samuel. Letter to Sir Joshua Reynolds. 17 July 1771.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

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"All Due Respect." The Sopranos, written by David Chase and Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, directed by John Patterson, season 5, episode 13, Chase Films and Home Box Office, 2004.

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Interstellar. Directed by Christopher Nolan, Legendary Pictures/Syncopy/Lynda Obst Productions, 2014.

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Hume, David. "The Sceptic." Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary. Edinburgh: A. Kincaid, 1758, pt. 1, no. 18.

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Hume, David. "The Sceptic." Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary: Volumes 1 and 2, edited by Tom L. Beauchamp and Mark A Box. Oxford University Press, 2022, pt. 1, no. 18.

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United States Constitution. Amend. 5.

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The Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence. Written by Delegates of The Constitutional Convention. Racehorse, 2016, amend. 5.

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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere." Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems. London: J. & A. Arch, 1798, pt. 4.

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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Samuel Taylor Coleridge: The Major Works, edited by H. J. Jackson. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 4.

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Coming To America. Directed by John Landis, Eddie Murphy Productions, 1988.

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"Hunting Trip." Parks and Recreation, written by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur and Dan Goor, directed by Greg Daniels, season 2, episode 10, Deedle-Dee Productions and Fremulon, 2009.

Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose.

Janis Joplin

Me and Bobby McGee

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Kristofferson, Kris and Fred Foster. "Me and Bobby McGee." Performed by Janis Joplin. Pearl. Columbia Records, 1971.

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12 Years a Slave. Directed by Steve McQueen, Plan B Entertainment/Regency Enterprises/ Film4 Productions/River Road Entertainment/Regency Enterprises, 2013.

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Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night, Or What You Will. 1602, Middle Temple Hall, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 3.

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Shakespeare, William. "Twelfth Night." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 3.

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Steinem, Gloria. "Words and Change." Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1983. Originally published in Ms. Magazine, Jul./Aug. 1982.