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The people people choose for friends
Your common sense appall,
But the people people marry
Are the queerest folk of all.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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Topic

Judging others

Author

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Source

Queer People

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1899 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. Queer People. c. 1899.

The slave trade is contrary to the laws of God and to the rights of men.

David Hartley (the Younger)

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Topic

Slave trade Slavery Human rights Natural law

Speaker

David Hartley (the Younger)

Source

A Memoir of Granville Sharp

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1776 1770s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Citation

Harley, David. Speech before the House of Commons. 1776, Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK.

Day her sultry fires had wasted. Calm and sweet the moonlight rose.

Thomas Campbell

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Dusk Moonlight

Author

Thomas Campbell

Source

The Turkish Lady

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1800 1800s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Campbell, Thomas. The Turkish Lady. c. 1840.

A compass, I learnt when I was surveying, it'll...it'll point you True North from where you're standing, but it's got no advice about the swamps and desert and chasm that you'll encounter along the way. If in pursuit of your destination, you plunge ahead, heedless of obstacles, and achieve nothing more than to sink in a swamp...what's the use of knowing True North?

Lincoln

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Topic

Overcoming obstacles

Speaker

Abraham Lincoln

Actor

Daniel Day-Lewis

Source

Lincoln

Medium

Film

Genre

Biography (film) Historical drama (film) Biography Historical drama

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Lincoln. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Amblin Entertainment/Participant Media/20th Century Fox/DreamWorks Pictures/Reliance Entertainment/RatPac Entertainment/The Kennedy/Marshall Company/Dune Entertainment, 2012.

England is not the jewelled isle of Shakespeare's much-quoted passage, nor is it the inferno depicted by Dr Goebbels. More than either it resembles a family, a rather stuffy Victorian family, with not many black sheep in it but with all its cupboards bursting with skeletons... A family with the wrong members in control.

George Orwell

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Topic

England

Author

George Orwell

Source

England Your England The Lion and the Unicorn

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Orwell, George. "England Your England." The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius. Searchlight Books, edited by T. R. Fyvel and George Orwell. Secker & Warburg, 1941, pt. 1, sec. 3.

Current Citation

Orwell, George. "The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius." The Collected Essays, Journalism And Letters Of George Orwell, vol. 2: My Country Right or Left 1940-1943, edited by Sonia Orwell and Ian Angus. David R. Godine, 2007, no. 17, pt. 1, sec. 3.

Upon one point there is entire unanimity in public sentiment—that conflicting claims to the Presidency must be amicably and peaceably adjusted, and that when so adjusted the general acquiescence of the nation ought surely to follow.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Inaugural Address of Rutherford B. Hayes

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Topic

Elections American politics

Speaker

Rutherford B. Hayes

Source

Inaugural Address of Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1877 1870s 19th century

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Citation

Hayes, Rutherford B. "Inaugural Address." 5 Mar. 1877, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Inspiration is for amateurs-the rest of us just show up and get to work.

Chuck Close

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Topic

Artistic process Inspiration Self-discipline Hard work Art

Speaker

Chuck Close

Source

Inside the Painter's Studio

Medium

Interview

Language

English

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Citation

Close, Chuck. Inside the Painter's Studio. Princeton Architectural Press, 2009. Originally spoken during an interview with Joe Fig, 2009.

No furniture so charming as books.

Sydney Smith

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Topic

Books

Speaker

Sydney Smith

Language

English

Time

1845 1840s 19th century

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Citation

Smith, Sydney. Quoted in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith, by Saba Holland. Vol. 1, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855, ch. 9.

Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.

Francis Bacon

Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral

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Revenge

Author

Francis Bacon

Source

Of Revenge Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1625 1620s 17th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

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

Current Citation

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

I stand for the square deal, But when I say that I am for the square deal, I mean not merely that I stand for fair play under the present rules of the game, but that I stand for having those rules changed so as to work for a more substantial equality of opportunity and of reward for equally good service.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Equality of opportunity Equality

Author

Theodore Roosevelt

Source

The New Nationalism

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1910 1910s 20th century

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Original Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. "The New Nationalism." 31 Aug. 1910, Osawatomie, KS, USA.

Current Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. "The New Nationalism." Selected Speeches and Writings of Theodore Roosevelt, edited by Gordon Hutner. Vintage, 2014.

Surely civilization is old enough, surely mankind is mature enough so that we ought in our own lifetime to find a way to permanent peace.

Herbert Hoover

Inaugural Address of Herbert Hoover

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Topic

End of war Peace

Speaker

Herbert Hoover

Source

Inaugural Address of Herbert Hoover Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1929 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Hoover, Herbert. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1929, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Don't be afraid, my son. No one is more powerful than God.

A Bronx Tale

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Topic

God's power Nature of God

Speaker

Priest

Actor

Richard DeDomenico

Source

A Bronx Tale

Medium

Film

Genre

Coming of age (film) Crime (film) Coming of age Crime

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

A Bronx Tale. Directed by Robert De Niro, Price Entertainment/TriBeCa Productions, 1993.

I'm gonna need you to go ahead and come in tomorrow.

Office Space

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Topic

Shitty jobs Work

Speaker

Bill Lumbergh

Actor

Gary Cole

Source

Office Space

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

You see, I believe in the voters. They understand that elections aren't just popularity contests. They know this country was built by people just like me who work very hard and don't have everything handed to them on a silver spoon.

Election

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Topic

Elections Democracy

Speaker

Tracy Flick

Actor

Reese Witherspoon

Source

Election

Medium

Film

Genre

Black comedy Drama (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Election. Directed by Alexander Payne. MTV Productions and Bona Fide Productions, 1999.

Here is the thing about equality, everyone is equal when they are dead.

Les Miserables

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Topic

Equality

Speaker

Gavroche

Actor

Daniel Huttlestone

Source

Look Down Les Miserables

Medium

Song Film

Genre

Musical (film) Epic (film) Musical Epic

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

"Look Down." Les Misérables. Directed by Tom Hooper, Cameron Mackintosh Ltd/Working Title Films, 2012.

Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult.

Samuel Johnson

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Frugality Poverty

Author

Samuel Johnson

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1782 1780s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in journal entry, written by James Boswell. 7 Dec. 1782.

Current Citation

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

There is no land unhabitable nor sea innavigable.

Robert Thorne

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Topic

Man and nature The earth The world

Speaker

Robert Thorne

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1589 1580s 16th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Thorne, Robert. Letter to Dr. Ley. c. 1527.

Current Citation

Thorne, Robert. Quoted in Voyages and Discoveries: The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation, by Richard Hakluyt. Penguin Books, 1972.

Find somebody you want to spend the rest of your life with, and hold onto her forever.

The Italian Job

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Topic

Finding the one The one Commitment Love

Speaker

John Bridger

Actor

Donald Sutherland

Source

The Italian Job

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Action (film) Crime Action

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

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Citation

The Italian Job. Directed by F. Gary Gray, De Line Pictures, 2003.

Be wise with speed;
A fool at forty is a fool indeed.

Edward Young

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Topic

Acquiring wisdom

Author

Edward Young

Source

Love of Fame, the Universal Passion

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1726 1720s 18th century

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Citation

Young, Edward. Love of Fame, the Universal Passion. c. 1726, satire 2, I. 282.

I'm smart, you're dumb, I'm big, you're little, I'm right, you're wrong, and there's nothing you can do about it.

Matilda

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Topic

Might makes right

Speaker

Harry Wormwood

Actor

Danny DeVito

Source

Matilda

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

Era

These lines do not appear in the book, and it was produced in 1996, after his death in 1990. I left the year as 1996. -AAM

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Citation

Matilda. Directed by Danny DeVito. Based on Matilda by Roald Dahl. TriStar Pictures/Jersey Films, 1996.