I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.

Je souhairtais que toute vie humaine fut une pure liberte transparente.

Simone de Beauvoir

The Blood of Others

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Topic

Liberation

Author

Simone de Beauvoir

Source

The Blood of Others

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Wish

Language

French

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Feminist Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

De Beauvoir, Simone. Le Sang des autres [The Blood of Others]. Gallimard, 1945, ch. 5.

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Another quote from the 1940s

The happy ending is our national belief.

Mary McCarthy

America the Beautiful

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Topic
American culture

Author

Mary McCarthy
Source
America the Beautiful Commentary Magazine
Medium
Essay Magazine
Language
English
Time
1947 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

McCarthy, Mary. "America the Beautiful: The Humanist in the Bathtub." Commentary Magazine, Sept. 1947.

Another quote from 1945

At first it was a giant column that soon took the shape of a supramundane mushroom.

William L. Laurence

The New York Times

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Topic
Nuclear weapons

Author

William L. Laurence
Source
The New York Times
Medium
Newspaper
Language
English
Time
1945 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Laurence, William L. "Drama of the Atomic Bomb Found Climax in July 16 Test; Drama of the Atomic Bomb Found Climax in New Mexico Test Caravan of Scientists by Night Directions for Observers' Safety Roar Reverberations Over Desert." The New York Times, 26 Sept. 1945.

Another quote originally in French

Alcohol is the prince of liquids, and carries the palate to its highest pitch of exaltation.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

The Physiology of Taste

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Topic
Alcohol

Author

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Source
The Physiology of Taste
Genre
Food writing
Language
French
Time
1825 1820s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme. The Physiology of Taste [Physiologie du Goût]. Paris, 1825, meditation 9.

Current Citation

Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme. The Physiology of Taste: Or Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy, translated by M. F. K. Fisher. Vintage, 2011, meditation 9.