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Newton, Isaac. Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light. London: Samuel Smith and Benjamin Walford, 1704, bk. 3, pt. 1, question 28.

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Newton, Isaac. Opticks. Dover Publications, 2012, bk. 3, pt. 1, question 28.

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Wilde, Oscar. "The Decay of Lying." Intentions. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1891.

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Wilde, Oscar. "The Decay of Lying." Oscar Wilde: The Major Works, edited by Isobel Murray. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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

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

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Locke, John. Some Thoughts Concerning Education. London: A. and J. Churchill, 1693, sect. 70.

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Locke, John. "Some Thoughts Concerning Education." Some Thoughts Concerning Education and of the Conduct of the Understanding, edited by Ruth W. Grant and Nathan Tarcov. Hackett Publishing Company, 1996, sect. 70.

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Lessing, Doris. The Golden Notebook. Michael Joseph, 1962.

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Toy Story. Directed by John Lasseter. Pixar Animation Studios/Walt Disney Pictures, 1995.

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Hume, David. "Of the Academical or Sceptical Philosophy (In Three Parts)." An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. London: A. Millar, 1748, sect. 12, pt. 3, para. 34.

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Hume, David. "Of the Academical or Sceptical Philosophy." An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, edited by Tom L. Beauchamp. Oxford University Press, 2000, sect. 12, pt. 3, para. 34.

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

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Kipling, Rudyard. "Kim." McClure's Magazine, Dec. 1900 - Oct. 1901.

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Kipling, Rudyard. Kim, edited by Zohreh T. Sullivan. W. W. Norton & Company, 2002.

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Dead Poets Society. Directed by Peter Weir, Touchstone Pictures/Silver Screen Partners IV, 1989.

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Shakespeare, William. Titus Andronicus. Sussex's Men, 1594, The Rose, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

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Shakespeare, William. "Titus Andronicus." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 1.

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

History is a relay of revolutions.

Saul Alinsky

Rules for Radicals

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

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The Shawshank Redemption. Directed by Frank Darabont, Castle Rock Entertainment, 1994.

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

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

Why should man be in love with his fetters, though of gold?

Francis Bacon

The Remains

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Bacon, Francis. "On Death." The Remains. London, 1648.

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

Nas

N.Y. State of Mind

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

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Into the Wild. Directed by Sean Penn, Paramount Vantage/River Road Entertainment/Square One C.I.H./Linson Film, 2007.

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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.

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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.

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Wordsworth, William. The Prelude, or Growth of a Poet's Mind. London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, 1805, bk. 11, I. 108.

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Wordsworth, William. "The Prelude (1805)." William Wordsworth: The Major Works: including The Prelude, edited by Stephen Gill. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 11, l. 108.