There are occasions when it pays better to fight and be beaten than not to fight at all.

George Orwell

Homage to Catalonia

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Topic

Resistance Defeat War

Author

George Orwell

Source

Homage to Catalonia

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1938 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Orwell, George. Homage to Catalonia. Secker and Warburg, 1938, ch. 4.

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Another quote from the 1930s

This universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent.

John H. Holmes

The Sensible Man's View of Religion

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Topic
Nature of the universe The universe

Author

John H. Holmes
Source
The Sensible Man's View of Religion
Genre
Religious literature
Language
English
Time
1932 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Holmes, John H. The Sensible Man's View of Religion. Harper & Brothers, 1932, ch. 4.

Another quote about War

Make war that we may live in peace.

Aristotle

The Nicomachean Ethics

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Topic
War and peace War Peace

Author

Aristotle
Source
The Nicomachean Ethics
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
Greek
Time
322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Aristotle. Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics]. c. 322 BC.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 2019.