The only works of art America has given are her plumbing and her bridges.

Marcel Duchamp

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Criticism of America America

Author

Marcel Duchamp

Language

English

Time

1917 1910s 20th century

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Artist

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France Europe

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Citation

Duchamp, Marcel. "The Richard Mutt Case." The Blind Man, May 1917.

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The only freedom the gods grant us
Is this: to submit
Of our own free will to their sovereignty
We should do just that,
Since only in the illusion of freedom
Does freedom exist.

Fernando Pessoa

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God and man Fate vs. free will Free will

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Fernando Pessoa
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
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Language
Portuguese
Time
1914 1910s 20th century
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Citation

Pessoa, Fernando (published as Ricardo Reis). "So esta liberdade nos concedem [The only freedom the gods grant us]." Odes. Edições Ática, 1952.

Another quote about America

I believe in America.

The Godfather

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American Dream America
Speaker
Amerigo Bonasera
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Salvatore Corsitto
Source
The Godfather
Medium
Film
Genre
Crime (film) Crime
Language
English
Time
1972 1970s 20th century
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Citation

The Godfather. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Paramount Pictures/Alfran Productions, 1972.

Another quote from 1917

The world must be made safe for democracy.

Woodrow Wilson

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America and the world International politics
Speaker
Woodrow Wilson
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1917 1910s 20th century
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Original Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. Address to congress requesting a declaration of war against Germany. Congress meeting. 2 Apr. 1917, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. "Address to a Joint Session of Congress Calling for a Declaration of War." Woodrow Wilson: Essential Writings and Speeches of the Scholar-President, edited by Mario R. DiNunzio. New York University Press, 2006.