Where the danger is, also grows the saving power.

Wo aber Gefahr ist, wächst
Das Rettende auch.

Friedrich Hölderlin

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Topic

Opportunities

Author

Friedrich Hölderlin

Source

Patmos

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

German

Time

1808 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Philosopher Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Hölderlin, Friedrich. Patmos. c. 1808.

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It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is... If two laws conflict with each other, the Courts must decide on the operation of each... This is of the very essence of judicial duty.

John Marshall

Marbury v. Madison

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Topic
Judicial supremacy Separation of powers Constitutional theory Legal theory

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John Marshall
Source
Marbury v. Madison
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1803 1800s 19th century
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Citation

Marshall, John. United States, Supreme Court. Marbury v. Madison. United States Reports, vol. 5, 24 Feb. 1803, pp. 137-180. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/5/137/.

Another quote originally in German

The mad mob does not ask how it could be better, only that it be different. And when it then becomes worse, it must change again. Thus they get bees for flies, and at last hornets for bees.

Martin Luther

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Topic
The mob The masses

Author

Martin Luther
Language
German
Time
1526 1520s 16th century
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Original Citation

Luther, Martin. Ob Kriegesleute auch in seligem Stande sein können [Whether Soldiers Can Also Be in a State of Grace]. c. 1526.

Current Citation

Luther, Martin. "Whether Soldiers, Too, Can Be Saved." Works of Martin Luther, translated by C. M. Jacobs. Vol. 5, Baker Book House, 1982.

Another quote of the following type Paradox

Much Madness is divinest Sense —
To a discerning Eye —
Much Sense—the starkest Madness —
'Tis the Majority
In this, as All, prevail —
Assent—and you are sane —
Demur—you're straightway dangerous —
And handled with a Chain —

Emily Dickinson

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Topic
Majority opinions Thinking differently

Author

Emily Dickinson
Source
Much Madness Is Divinest Sense Poems
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1886 1880s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Dickinson, Emily. "Much Madness Is Divinest Sense." Poems by Emily Dickinson. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1890, I. 1.

Current Citation

Dickinson, Emily. "Much Madness Is Divinest Sense." Emily Dickinson’s Poems: As She Preserved Them, edited by Cristanne Miller. Belknap Press, 2016, I. 1.