The only valid thing in art is that which cannot be explained.

Georges Braque

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Topic

The mysterious Art

Author

Georges Braque

Medium

Interview

Language

Unclear

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

France Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Braque, George. Interviewed by John Richardson. New York Graphic Society, 1957.

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There is no doubt that, if there were a super-Supreme Court, a substantial proportion of our reversals of state courts would also be reversed. We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final.

Robert H. Jackson

Brown v. Allen

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Topic
Judicial supremacy Constitutional theory

Author

Robert H. Jackson
Source
Brown v. Allen
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1953 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Jackson, Robert H. United States, Supreme Court. Brown v. Allen. United States Reports, vol. 344, 9 Feb. 1953, pp. 443. Justia, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/344/443/.

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I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze.

Horace

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Topic
Immortality through art Artistic legacy Art Poetry

Author

Horace
Source
Odes (Horace)
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Boast
Language
Latin
Time
23 BC 20s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Horace. Carmina [Odes]. 23 BC, bk. 3, no. 30.

Current Citation

Horace. "Odes." The Complete Odes and Epodes, translated by David West. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk, 3, no. 30.