We must be the great arsenal of democracy.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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World War II

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Speech

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Political speech

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English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

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American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. "The Arsenal of Democracy." Fireside Chat. 29 Dec. 1940, Diplomatic Reception Room, White House, Washington, DC, USA. Radio broadcast.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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1941 1940s 20th century
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Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

C.S. Lewis

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C.S. Lewis
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The Screwtape Letters
Medium
Novel
Genre
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Language
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Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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Lewis, C.S. The Screwtape Letters. Geoffrey Bles, 1942, ch. 29.

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Americans traditionally love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

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Patton
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Film
Genre
Biography (film) War (film) Biography War
Language
English
Time
1969 1960s 20th century
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Patton. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. 20th Century Fox, 1969.

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If we assume that the last breath of, say, Julius Caesar, has by now become thoroughly scattered through the atmosphere, then the chances are that each of us inhales one molecule of it with every breath we take.

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James Jeans
Source
An Introduction to the Kinetic Theory of Gases
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Scientific literature
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Jeans, James. An Introduction to the Kinetic Theory of Gases. Cambridge University Press, 1940, ch. 2.

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The nation is sick, trouble is in the land, confusion all around... But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

I've Been to the Mountaintop

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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Language
English
Time
1968 1960s 20th century
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King, Martin Luther, Jr. “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.” 3 Apr. 1968, Mason Temple, Memphis, TN, USA.