A cult is a religion with no political power.

Tom Wolfe

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Topic

Cults Religion

Author

Tom Wolfe

Source

In Our Time

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Wolfe, Tom. "Entr'actes and Canapes." In Our Time. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1980.

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Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?

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Steve Jobs
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1983 1980s 20th century
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Citation

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Old religious factions are volcanoes burnt out.

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Speech on the Petition of the Unitarians, May 11, 1792

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Topic
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Speaker
Edmund Burke
Source
Speech on the Petition of the Unitarians, May 11, 1792
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1792 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Burke, Edmund. Address on Petition of the Unitarians. House of Commons. 11 May 1792, Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK.

Current Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech on the Petition of the Unitarian Society." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin Classics, 1999.