As always, victory will have a hundred fathers, but defeat will never be acknowledged by anyone at all.

La vittoria trova cento padri, e nessuno vuole riconoscere l'insuccesso.

Galeazzo Ciano

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Topic

Taking credit Winning and losing Winning Losing

Author

Galeazzo Ciano

Medium

Personal journal

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Italian

Time

1942 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Fascist politician Fascist Politician

From

Italy Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ciano, Galeazzo. Diary entry. 9 Sept. 1942.

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Force is as pitiless to the man who possesses it, or thinks he does, as it is to its victims; the second it crushes, the first it intoxicates. The truth is, nobody really possesses it.

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Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Original Citation

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Source
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Medium
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Time
1942 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

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In that part of the book of my memory, before which very little is written, there is a heading that reads "Here begins a new life".

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Language
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Time
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Topic
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Author

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Source
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Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Kafka, Franz. Letter to Oskar Pollak. 27 Jan. 1904.

Current Citation

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