Because it's there.

George Mallory

Quoted in The New York Times

Upon being asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest.

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Topic

Climbing mountains Mountains Finding one's limits Adventure Challenges

Speaker

George Mallory

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1923 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Mountaineer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Mallory, George. "Climbing Mount Everest is Work for Supermen." New York Times, 18 Mar. 1923.

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A man lives not only his personal life, as an individual, but also, consciously or unconsciously, the life of his epoch and his contemporaries.

Thomas Mann

The Magic Mountain

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Topic
Society and the individual Man as social animal

Author

Thomas Mann
Source
The Magic Mountain
Medium
Novel
Language
German
Time
1924 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Mann, Thomas. Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain]. S. Fischer Verlag, 1924, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Mann, Thomas. The Magic Mountain. Everyman's Library, 2005, ch. 2.