Money is the necessity that frees us from necessity.

W.H. Auden

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Topic

Financial freedom Money Freedom

Author

W.H. Auden

Source

A Poet of the Actual Forewords and Afterwords

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Auden, W. H. "A Poet of the Actual." Forewords and Afterwords. Random House/Faber and Faber, 1973.

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Evil is unspectacular and always human,
And shares our bed and eats at our table.

W.H. Auden

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Topic
Nature of evil Evil

Author

W.H. Auden
Source
Herman Melville
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Auden, W. H. "Herman Melville." Another Time. Faber and Faber/Random House, 1940.

Another quote from the 1970s

The Power of Christ compels you!

The Exorcist

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Topic
Casting out demons Demons
Speaker
Father Merrin
Actor
Max von Sydow
Source
The Exorcist
Medium
Film
Genre
Horror (film) Horror
Language
English
Time
1973 1970s 20th century
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Citation

The Exorcist. Directed by William Friedkin, Hoya Productions, 1973.

Another quote about Freedom

Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Topic
Freedom Liberation The human condition

Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Source
The Social Contract
Genre
Political literature Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
French
Time
1762 1760s 18th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Du contrat social ou Principes du droit politique [On the Social Contract or Principles of Political Law]. Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey, 1762, bk. 1, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Of the Social Contract." Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings, translated by Quintin Hoare. Penguin Classics, 2012, bk. 1, ch. 1.