What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind.

Wendell Phillips

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Topic

Printing press Technological progress Progress

Speaker

Wendell Phillips

Source

Public Opinion on The Abolition Question

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1864 1860s 19th century

Occupation

Abolitionist Activist

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Phillips, Wendell. Speech in Boston. Massachusetts Antislavery Society meeting. 28 Jan. 1852, The Melodeon, Boston, MA, USA.

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Frederick Douglass

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Topic
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Frederick Douglass
Medium
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Genre
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Time
1865 1860s 19th century
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Original Citation

Douglass, Frederick. “What the Black Man Wants.” Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. 26 Jan. 1865, Boston, MA, USA.

Current Citation

Douglass, Frederick. Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass. Dover Publications, 2013.

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That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.

Neil Armstrong

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Neil Armstrong
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1969 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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John Ruskin

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Topic
Taste
Speaker
John Ruskin
Medium
Lecture
Language
English
Time
1864 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Ruskin, John. "Traffic." c. 1864, Town Hall, Bradford, England, UK. Lecture.

Current Citation

Ruskin, John. Traffic. Penguin UK, 2015.