The government strong enough to give you what you want is strong enough to take it all away.

Barry Goldwater

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Limited government Role of government Government Political theory Politics

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Barry Goldwater

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Politician

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United States

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Citation

Goldwater, Barry. Campaign speech. 21 Oct. 1964.

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Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy

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English
Time
1961 1960s 20th century
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Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.

Germaine Greer

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Germaine Greer
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The Female Eunuch
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Language
English
Time
1970 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Greer, Germaine. The Female Eunuch. MacGibbon & Kee, 1970.

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Every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.

On Conciliation with America

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Compromise
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On Conciliation with America
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1775 1770s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Original Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech on Conciliation with America." House of Commons. 22 Mar. 1775, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England, UK.

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Burke, Edmund. "Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.