There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.

Graham Greene

The Power and the Glory

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Topic

Growing up Childhood

Author

Graham Greene

Source

The Power and the Glory

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Greene, Graham. The Power and the Glory. William Heineman, 1940, pt. 1, ch. 1.

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WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

George Orwell

Nineteen Eighty-Four

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Topic
Propaganda Dystopian future

Author

George Orwell
Source
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Medium
Novel
Genre
Dystopian fiction
Language
English
Time
1949 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Secker & Warburg, 1949, pt. 1, ch. 1.

Another quote from 1940

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

Winston Churchill

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Topic
World War II
Speaker
Winston Churchill
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat." House of Commons meeting. 13 May 1940, The Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK. Address.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat." Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Great Speeches, edited by David Cannadine. Penguin Classics, 2007.

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North Korean Leader Kim Jung Un just stated that the "Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times." Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!

Donald Trump

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Topic
Nuclear weapons

Author

Donald Trump
Medium
Tweet
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
2018 2010s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

@realDonaldTrump. "North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.” Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!" Twitter, 2 Jan. 2018, 7:49 p.m., https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/948355557022420992.