Stone walls do not a prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage;
Minds innocent and quiet take
That for an hermitage.
If I have freedom in my love,
And in my soul am free;
Angels alone, that soar above,
Enjoy such liberty.

Richard Lovelace

To Althea, From Prison

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Topic

Nature of freedom Freedom

Author

Richard Lovelace

Source

To Althea, From Prison Lucasta

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1649 1640s 17th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lovelace, Richard. "To Althea, from Prison." Lucasta. London: William Hazlitt, 1649, I. 25.

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I Have a Dream

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Topic
Freedom Equality
Speaker
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Source
I Have a Dream
Medium
Speech
Statement Type
Prophecies and predictions
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "I Have a Dream." March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. 28 Aug. 1963, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, USA.