A good plan violenty executed now is better than a perfect plan next week.

George S. Patton

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Topic

Military strategy War

Author

George S. Patton

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1947 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Military officer

From

United States

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Citation

Patton, George Smith. War As I Knew It. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1947, pt. 3.

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Political language—and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists—is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

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Politics and lies Propaganda Politics

Author

George Orwell
Source
Politics and the English Language
Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
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Original Citation

Orwell, George. "Politics and the English Language." Horizon, Apr. 1946, vol. 13, issue 76, pp. 252-265.

Current Citation

Orwell, George. "Politics and the English Language." The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell, vol. 4: In Front of Your Nose 1945-1950, edited by Sonia Orwell and Ian Angus. David R. Godine, 1999, no. 38.

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In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.

Douglas MacArthur

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Topic
War
Speaker
Douglas MacArthur
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
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Citation

MacArthur, Douglas. Address to a Joint Meeting of Congress. House of Representatives. 19 Apr. 1951, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.