Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?

Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Beauty Gardens Disenchanted world

Author

Douglas Adams

Source

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Pan Books, 1979, ch. 16.

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Imagine there's no heaven,
It's easy if you try,
No hell below us,
Above us only sky.

John Lennon

Imagine

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Heaven Hell Existence of God
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John Lennon
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Imagine
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Time
1971 1970s 20th century
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Lennon, John. "Imagine." Imagine. Apple Records, 1971.

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Beauty is vanishing from our world because we live as though it did not matter.

Roger Scruton

Beauty: A Very Short Introduction

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Beauty

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Roger Scruton
Source
Beauty: A Very Short Introduction
Genre
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Language
English
Time
2011 2010s 21st century
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Scruton, Roger. Beauty: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2011, ch. 8.

Another quote from the following genre Science fiction

The Force is what gives the Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

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The Fore Interconnectedness of all things
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Obi-Wan Kenobi
Actor
Alec Guinness
Source
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Medium
Film
Genre
Epic (film) Science fiction (film) Epic Science fiction
Language
English
Time
1977 1970s 20th century
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Directed by George Lucas, Lucasfilm Ltd., 1977.

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Who benefits?

Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla

Quoted in Pro Milone, by Cicero

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Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla

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Cicero
Source
Pro Milone
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Language
Latin
Time
80 BC 80s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Cicero, Marcus Tullius. "Pro Roscio Amerino [In defense of Sextus Roscius of Amerina]." 80 BC, Umbria, Italy.