The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.

Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Topic

Conscience Personal integrity

Speaker

Atticus Finch

Author

Harper Lee

Source

To Kill a Mockingbird

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1960, ch. 11.

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Lyndon B. Johnson

Second Inaugural Address of Lyndon Baines Johnson

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Topic
American frontier American character
Speaker
Lyndon B. Johnson
Source
Second Inaugural Address of Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential inaugural address
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Johnson, Lyndon B. "Second Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1965, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.