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One law for the rich, and another for the poor.

Hugh Sempill

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Legal inequality Rich vs. poor

Author

Hugh Sempill

Language

English

Time

1793 1790s 18th century

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Citation

Sempill, Hugh. A Short Address to the Public, on the Practice of Cashiering Military Officers Without a Trial: And a Vindication of the Conduct and Political Opinions of the Author. J. Johnson, 1793.

Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?

William Shakespeare

Henry IV, Part 2

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Impotence Sex Effects of old age

Speaker

Poins

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Henry IV, Part 2

Medium

Play

Genre

History (play)

Language

English

Time

1597 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Henry IV, Part 2. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1597, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 4.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Second Part of Henry the Fourth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 4.

The real offence, as she ultimately perceived, was her having a mind of her own at all. Her mind was to be his—attached to his own like a small garden-plot to a deer-park.

Henry James

The Atlantic Monthly/Macmillan's Magazine

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Oppression of women Men and women

Author

Henry James

Source

The Portrait of a Lady The Atlantic Monthly/Macmillan's Magazine

Medium

Novel Magazine

Language

English

Time

1881 1880s 19th century

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James, Henry. "The Portrait of a Lady." The Atlantic Monthly/Macmillan's Magazine, 1880–81.

Current Citation

James, Henry. The Portrait of a Lady, edited by Roger Luckhurst. Oxford University Press, 2009.

I'd say in a given week, I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual work.

Office Space

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Work

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Peter Gibbons

Actor

Ron Livingston

Source

Office Space

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Office Space. Directed by Mike Judge, Judgemental Films, 1999.

Too much happens... Man performs, engenders, so much more than he can or should have to bear. That's how he finds that he can bear anything... That's what is so terrible.

William Faulkner

Light in August

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Adaptability The human condition

Speaker

Reverend Gail Hightower

Author

William Faulkner

Source

Light in August

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1932 1930s 20th century

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Original Citation

Faulkner, William. Light in August. Smith & Haas, 1932, ch. 13.

Current Citation

Faulkner, William. Light in August, edited by Melanie Taylor. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022, ch. 13.

The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly he can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.

Condoleezza Rice

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Justifications and rationales Iraq War

Speaker

Condoleezza Rice

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2002 2000s 20th century

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Citation

Rice, Condoleezza. "CNN Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer." Interviewed by Wolf Blitzer. CNN, 8 Sept. 2002.

If our great corporations would more scrupulously observe their legal limitations and duties, they would have less cause to complain of the unlawful limitations of their rights or of violent interference with their operations.

Benjamin Harrison

Inaugural Address of Benjamin Harrison

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Corporate power American business

Speaker

Benjamin Harrison

Source

Inaugural Address of Benjamin Harrison Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1889 1880s 19th century

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Citation

Harrison, Benjamin. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1889, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.

Francis Bacon

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Hospitality Citizens of the world

Author

Francis Bacon

Source

Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1625 1620s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Bacon, Francis. "Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature." Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall. London: John Haviland, 1625.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "Essays, or Counsels, Civil and Moral (1625): Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Every segment of our population and every individual has a right to expect from our Government a fair deal.

Harry Truman

1949 State of the Union

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Justice Equality Government

Speaker

Harry Truman

Source

1949 State of the Union Presidential State of the Union addresses

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1949 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Truman, Harry S. Annual message to the Congress on the State of the Union. 5 Jan. 1949, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Bring the viewer to your side, include him in your thought. He is not a bystander.

Dorothea Lange

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Artist and audience Art

Speaker

Dorothea Lange

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

20th century

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Citation

Lange, Dorothea. Dorothea Lange. Interviewed by Mark Durden. Phaidon Press, 2006, introduction, n.p.

A community where law is the rule of conduct and where courts, not mobs, execute its penalties is the only attractive field for business investments and honest labor.

Benjamin Harrison

Inaugural Address of Benjamin Harrison

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Rule of law

Speaker

Benjamin Harrison

Source

Inaugural Address of Benjamin Harrison Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1889 1880s 19th century

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Citation

Harrison, Benjamin. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1889, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.

Karl Popper

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Science and religion Science Myth

Author

Karl Popper

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Popper, Karl. "Philosophy of Science: A Personal Report." British Philosophy in the Mid-Century: A Cambridge Symposium, edited by C. A. Mace. Cambridge University Press, 1957.

We believe that all men have a right to equal justice under law and equal opportunity to share in the common good. We believe that all men have a right to freedom of thought and expression. We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of God.

Harry Truman

Second Inaugural Address of Harry Truman

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Topic

Human rights

Speaker

Harry Truman

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Harry Truman Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1949 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Truman, Harry S. "Second Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1949, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.

William Shakespeare

Henry VI, Part 2

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Lawyers

Speaker

Dick the Butcher

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Henry VI, Part 2

Medium

Play

Genre

History (play)

Language

English

Time

1594 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Henry the Sixth, Part 2. London: Thomas Millington, 1594, act 4, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Second Part of Henry the Sixth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 4, sc. 2.

They'll tell thee, sailors, when away,
In ev'ry port a mistress find.

John Gay

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Sailors Sailing

Author

John Gay

Source

Sweet William's Farewell to Black-Eyed Susan

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

1720 1720s 18th century

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Citation

Gay, John. "Sweet William's Farewell to Black-Eyed Susan." Poems on Several Occasions. London: Jacob Tonson and Bernard Lintot, 1720, I. 27.

Well, it's no trick to make a lot of money if all you want is to make a lot of money.

Citizen Kane

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Making money Money Wealth

Speaker

Mr. Bernstein

Actor

Everett Sloane

Source

Citizen Kane

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Citizen Kane. Directed by Orson Welles. RKO Radio Pictures/Mercury Productions, 1941.

Some people feel like they don't deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past.

Chris McCandless

Into the Wild

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Topic

Isolation Loneliness

Speaker

Chris McCandless

Actor

Emile Hirsch

Source

Into the Wild

Medium

Film

Genre

Biography (film) Adventure drama (film) Biography Adventure drama

Language

English

Time

2007 2000s 21st century

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Citation

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

That which in England we call the middle class is in America virtually the nation.

Matthew Arnold

A Word About America

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England and America America Middle class

Author

Matthew Arnold

Source

A Word About America

Language

English

Time

1882 1880s 19th century

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Citation

Arnold, Matthew. "A Word About America." The Nineteenth Century. London: Kegan Paul, May 1882.

The offense of riding or going armed, with dangerous or unusual weapons, is a crime against the public peace, by terrifying the good people of the land.

William Blackstone

Commentaries on the Laws of England

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Open carry Gun rights Criminal law

Author

William Blackstone

Source

Commentaries on the Laws of England

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1769 1760s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Blackstone, William. Commentaries on the Law of England: Book the Fourth. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1769, ch. 11.

Current Citation

Blackstone, William. Commentaries on the Laws of England: Book IV Of Public Wrongs, edited by David Lemmings. Oxford University Press, 2016, ch. 11.

I consider the veto power, therefore given by the Constitution to the Executive of the United States solely as a conservative power, to be used only first, to protect the Constitution from violation; secondly, the people from the effects of hasty legislation where their will has been probably disregarded or not well understood, and, thirdly, to prevent the effects of combinations violative of the rights of minorities.

William Henry Harrison

Inaugural Address of William Henry Harrison

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Veto Constitutional theory US Constitution

Speaker

William Henry Harrison

Source

Inaugural Address of William Henry Harrison Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1841 1840s 19th century

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Citation

Harrison, William Henry. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1841, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.