The test of civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members.

Pearl S. Buck

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Topic

Caring for the vulnerable Civilization Politics

Author

Pearl S. Buck

Source

My Several Worlds

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1954 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Novelist Writer

From

China Asia

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Citation

Buck, Pearl S. My Several Worlds. John Day Company, 1954.

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The past is never dead. It's not even past.

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Topic
Effects of the past Past and present The past
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William Faulkner
Source
Requiem for a Nun
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
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Original Citation

Faulkner, William. Requiem for a Nun. Random House, 1951.

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Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.