Older men declare war. But it is youth who must fight and die.

Herbert Hoover

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Topic

Old vs. young War

Speaker

Herbert Hoover

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Hoover, Herbert. Address in Chicago. Republican National Convention. 27 June 1944, Chicago, IL, USA.

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The history of liberty has largely been the history of observance of procedural safeguards.

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McNabb v. United States

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Topic
Rule of law Freedom

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Felix Frankfurter
Source
McNabb v. United States
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Frankfurter, Felix. United States, Supreme Court. McNabb v. United States. United States Reports, vol. 318, 1 Mar. 1943, pp. 339-349. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/318/332/.

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Laws are silent in time of war.

Cicero

Pro Milone

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Topic
Rule of law Law Legal theory Political theory War
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Cicero
Source
Pro Milone
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
Latin
Time
52 BC 50s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [In Defense of Milo]. c. 52 BC, sect. 11.

Current Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [For Milo], translated by D. H. Berry. Oxford University Press, 2009, sect. 11.

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Hell is other people.

Jean-Paul Sartre

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Topic
Hell Misanthropy
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Garcin

Author

Jean-Paul Sartre
Source
No Exit
Medium
Play
Language
French
Time
1944 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Sartre, Jean Paul. Huis-clos [No Exit]. May 1944, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, Paris, France, act 1, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Sarte, Jean Paul. "No Exit." No Exit and Three Other Plays. Vintage, 1989, act 1, sc. 5.

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When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best... They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.

Donald Trump

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Immigration American politics
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Donald Trump
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Speech
Genre
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Language
English
Time
2015 2010s 21st century
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Citation

Trump, Donald. Announcement of presidential candidacy. 16 June 2015, Trump Tower, New York City, NY, USA.