Through the machineries of greed, pettiness, and the abuse of power, love occurs.

Thomas Pynchon

Gravity's Rainbow

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Topic

Power of love Love

Author

Thomas Pynchon

Source

Gravity's Rainbow

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Pynchon, Thomas. Gravity's Rainbow. Viking Press, 1973.

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Another quote from the 1970s

Under the First Amendment there is no such thing as a false idea. However pernicious an opinion may seem, we depend for its correction not on the conscience of judges and juries but on the competition of other ideas.

Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.

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Topic
First Amendment Constitutional law

Author

Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Source
Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1974 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Powell, Lewis F., Jr. United States, Supreme Court. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. United States Reports, vol. 418, 25 June 1974, pp. 323-404. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/418/323/.

Another quote about Love

Doubt thou the stars are fire,
Doubt that the sun doth move,
Doubt truth to be a liar,
But never doubt I love.

William Shakespeare

Hamlet

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Topic
Love
Speaker
Lord Polonius

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Hamlet
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Profession of love
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 2, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 3.