Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill.

Barbara W. Tuchman

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Topic

Books

Author

Barbara W. Tuchman

Source

The Washington Post

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Historian Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Tuchman, Barbara. "Papyrus to Paperbacks: The World that Books Made." The Washington Post, 30 Dec. 1979.

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Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow-red, yellow, brown, black and white-and all are precious in God's sight. America is not like a blanket, one piece of unbroken cloth-the same color, the same texture, the same size. It is more like a quilt-many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread.

Jesse Jackson

Address to Democratic National Convention, 1988

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Topic
American diversity America
Speaker
Jesse Jackson
Source
Address to Democratic National Convention, 1988
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1984 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Jackson, Jesse. Address in San Francisco. Democratic National Convention. 17 July 1984, San Francisco, CA, USA.

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A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

Franz Kafka

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Topic
Self-discovery Power of literature Books

Author

Franz Kafka
Source
Letters of Franz Kafka
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
German
Time
1904 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Kafka, Franz. Letter to Oskar Pollak. 27 Jan. 1904.

Current Citation

Kafka, Franz. Franz Kafka: Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors, translated by Richard and Clara Winston. Schocken, 1990.