Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base.

George S. Patton

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Topic

War

Speaker

George S. Patton

Medium

Speech

Genre

Military speech

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Military officer

From

United States

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Patton, George Smith. Address to the troops. 5 June 1944, England, UK.

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Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

Aldo Leopold

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Topic
Conservation Man and nature

Author

Aldo Leopold
Source
A Sand County Almanac
Medium
Essay
Genre
Nature writing
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1949 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Leopold, Aldo. "The Land Ethic." A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There. Oxford University Press, 1949.

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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 1944

Hell is other people.

Jean-Paul Sartre

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Topic
Hell Misanthropy
Speaker
Garcin

Author

Jean-Paul Sartre
Source
No Exit
Medium
Play
Language
French
Time
1944 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Sartre, Jean Paul. Huis-clos [No Exit]. May 1944, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, Paris, France, act 1, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Sarte, Jean Paul. "No Exit." No Exit and Three Other Plays. Vintage, 1989, act 1, sc. 5.