What other form of government, indeed, can so well deserve our esteem and love?

John Adams

Inaugural Address of John Adams

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Democracy

Speaker

John Adams

Source

Inaugural Address of John Adams Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1797 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Founding Father American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Adams, John. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1797, House Chamber, Congress Hall, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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Every project has been found to be no better than committing the lamb to the custody of the wolf, except that one which is called a balance of power.

John Adams

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Topic
Constitutional theory Political theory

Author

John Adams
Source
Letters of John Adams
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1789 1780s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Adams, John. Letter to Roger Sherman. 17 July 1789.

Current Citation

Adams, John. "Correspondence with Roger Sherman and John Taylor." The Portable John Adams. Penguin Classics, 2004.

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He who binds to himself a joy
Does the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in eternity's sunrise.

William Blake

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Letting go

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William Blake
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1792 1790s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Blake, William. Poem written in his notebook. c. 1792.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "Eternity." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.

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For who can be secure of private right,
If sovereign sway may be dissolved by might?
Nor is the people's judgement always true:
The most may err as grossly as the few.

John Dryden

Absalom and Achitophel

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The masses Rule of law Democracy

Author

John Dryden
Source
Absalom and Achitophel
Medium
Poem
Genre
Satire
Language
English
Time
1681 1680s 17th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Dryden, John. Absalom and Achitophel. London: Jacob Tonson, 1681, pt. 1, I. 779.

Current Citation

Dryden, John. "Absalom and Achitophel." John Dryden Selected Poems. Penguin Classics, 2002, pt. 1, I. 779.

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I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters.

Donald Trump

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American politics
Speaker
Donald Trump
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
2016 2010s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Trump, Donald. Speech at campaign rally. 23 Jan. 2016, Dordt University, Sioux Center, IA, USA.

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Are you not entertained?

Gladiator

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Entertainment The masses
Speaker
Maximus Decimus Meridius
Actor
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Source
Gladiator
Medium
Film
Genre
Historical drama (film) Drama (film) Historical drama Drama
Statement Type
Question
Language
English
Time
2000 2000s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott. DreamWorks Pictures/ Scott Free Productions/Universal Pictures/Red Wagon Entertainment, 2000.