The rich are the scum of the earth in every country.

G.K. Chesterton

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Topic

The rich

Speaker

The Irishman

Author

G.K. Chesterton

Source

The Flying Inn

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1914 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Chesterton, G.K. "The Flying Inn." The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton, edited by Iain T. Benson. Vol. 7, Ignatius Press, 2005, ch. 15. Originally published by John Lane/Methuen, 1914.

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Topic
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Author

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Source
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
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Original Citation

Eliot, T. S. "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." Poetry: A Magazine of Verse, June 1915, I. 1.

Current Citation

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My center is giving way, my right is retreating, situation excellent, I am attacking.

Ferdinand Foch

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Topic
Aggression Battle
Speaker
Ferdinand Foch
Language
French
Time
1914 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Foch, Ferdinand. Message sent during the first Battle of the Marne. 8 Sept. 1914.