We hear war called murder. It is not: it is suicide.

Ramsay MacDonald

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Topic

Nature of war War

Author

Ramsay MacDonald

Source

Observer

Medium

Newspaper

Statement Type

Definition

Language

English

Time

1930 1930s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

MacDonald, Ramsay. Observer. 4 May 1930.

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Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1936 1930s 20th century
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Medium
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Language
English
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
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Citation

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Art is a human activity having for its purpose the transmission to others of the highest and best feelings to which men have risen.

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Author

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Source
What Is Art?
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Definition
Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. What is Art? London: The Brotherhood Publishing Company, 1898.

Current Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. What Is Art? Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. Penguin Classics, 1996.