Laws are silent in time of war.

Silent enim leges inter arma.

Cicero

Pro Milone

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Topic

Rule of law Law Legal theory Political theory War

Speaker

Cicero

Source

Pro Milone

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

Latin

Time

52 BC 50s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Philosopher Politician Writer

From

Italy Europe Roman Republic

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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Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla

Quoted in Pro Milone, by Cicero

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Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla

Author

Cicero
Source
Pro Milone
Statement Type
Question
Language
Latin
Time
80 BC 80s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. "Pro Roscio Amerino [In defense of Sextus Roscius of Amerina]." 80 BC, Umbria, Italy.

Another quote about War

The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.

Wilfred Owen

Dulce et Decorum Est

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Topic
Dying for one's country Self-sacrifice Patriotism War

Author

Wilfred Owen
Source
Dulce et Decorum Est
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1918 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 0
Original Citation

Owen, Wilfred. "Dulce et Decorum Est." Poems by Wilfred Owen. Chatto & Windus, 1920.

Current Citation

Owen, Wilfred. "Dulce et Decorum Est." The War Poems Of Wilfred Owen. Random House UK, 2018.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Give me but one firm spot on which to stand and I will move the earth.

Archimedes

Quoted in History of the World, by Diodorus Siculus

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Topic
Laws of physics Physics
Speaker
Archimedes

Author

Diodorus Siculus
Source
History of the World
Language
Greek
Time
212 BC 210s BC 3rd century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Archimedes. Quoted in History of the World, written by Diodorus Siculus. c. 20 BC.

Current Citation

Archimedes. Quoted in Diodorus Siculus: Library of History, Volume IX, Books 18-19.65. Harvard University Press, 1947.

Another quote from the following genre Political speech

We have listened to the wisdom in an old Russian maxim. And I'm sure you're familiar with it, Mr. General Secretary…The maxim is…trust, but verify.

Ronald Reagan

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Nuclear disarmament Nuclear weapons Cold War American politics
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Ronald Reagan
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1987 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Reagan, Ronald. Remarks at the Signing of the INF Treaty with Soviet Premier Gorbachev. 8 Dec. 1987, Washington, DC, USA.

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All we know is still infinitely less than all that still remains unknown.

William Harvey

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Topic
The unknown Limits of knowledge

Author

William Harvey
Genre
Scientific literature
Language
Latin
Time
1628 1620s 17th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Harvey, William. "Dedication to Dr. Argent and Other Learned Physicians." Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus [An Anatomical Exercise on the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Living Beings]. Frankfurt: William Fitzer, 1628.