Sometimes I think this country would be better off if we could just saw off the Eastern Seaboard and let it float out to sea.

Barry Goldwater

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Topic

Culture war American politics

Speaker

Barry Goldwater

Source

Washington Star

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Goldwater, Barry. Quoted in Saturday Evening Post. 31 Aug. 1963.

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You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

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Topic
Empathy Different perspectives
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Atticus Finch
Actor
Gregory Peck
Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
1962 1960s 20th century
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Citation

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When somebody's the president of the United States, the authority is total.

Donald Trump

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Topic
Presidential power American politics
Speaker
Donald Trump
Language
English
Time
2020 2020s 21st century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Trump, Donald. Remarks at White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing. 13 Apr. 2020, The White House, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Trump, Donald. Quoted in Checks in the Balance: Legislative Capacity and the Dynamics of Executive Power, written by Alexander Bolton and Sharece Thrower. Princeton University Press, 2021, ch. 1.