A platitude is simply a truth repeated until people get tired of hearing it.

Stanley Baldwin

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Topic

Platitudes and cliches Truth

Speaker

Stanley Baldwin

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1924 1920s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Baldwin, Stanley. Speech in the House of Commons. House of Commons meeting. 29 May 1924. London, England, UK.

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All propaganda must be popular and its intellectual level must be adjusted to the most limited intelligence among those it is addressed to.

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Mein Kampf

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Topic
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Author

Adolf Hitler
Source
Mein Kampf
Genre
Political literature Autobiography and memoir
Language
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Time
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Citation

Hitler, Adolf. Mein Kampf [My Struggle]. Vol. 1, Franz Eher Nachfolger GmbH, 1925, ch. 6.

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The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.

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Topic
The painful truth Truth

Author

David Foster Wallace
Source
Infinite Jest
Medium
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Language
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Time
1996 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Wallace, David Foster. Infinite Jest. Little, Brown and Company, 1996.

Another quote from the following genre Political speech

That's our motto. We want freedom by any means necessary. We want justice by any means necessary. We want equality by any means necessary.

Malcolm X

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Topic
Black freedom struggle
Speaker
Malcolm X
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Malcolm X. Speech at the founding rally of Organization of Afro-American Unity. Founding rally of Organization of Afro-American Unity. 28 June 1964, Audubon Ballroom, New York City, NY, USA.