If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.

George Orwell

Nineteen Eighty-Four

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Topic

Secrets

Author

George Orwell

Source

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Medium

Novel

Genre

Dystopian fiction

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1949 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Secker & Warburg, 1949, pt. 3, ch. 4.

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I swear to the Lord
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Topic
Jim Crow Black experience

Author

Langston Hughes
Source
The Black Man Speaks
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations-one can do either this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it-you will regret both.

Soren Kierkegaard

Either/Or

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Topic
Decisions and choices Regrets

Author

Soren Kierkegaard
Source
Either/Or
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Advice
Language
Danish
Time
1843 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Kierkegaard, Soren [published as Victor Eremita]. Enten-Eller [Either/Or]. Vol. 2, Copenhagen: University bookshop, 1843.

Current Citation

Kierkegaard, Soren. Either/Or: A Fragment of Life, translated by Alistair Hanny. Penguin Classics, 1992, pt. 2.