It is the most violent people who go for love and peace.

John Lennon

Read this interview at beatlesinterviews.org

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Topic

Peace movement Human nature

Speaker

John Lennon

Source

Playboy Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Singer-songwriter Musician

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Lennon, John. "Playboy Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono." Interviewed by David Sheff. Playboy, Jan. 1981.

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An evil empire.

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Topic
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Speaker
Ronald Reagan
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1983 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Reagan, Ronald. "The Evil Empire." National Association of Evangelicals. 8 Mar. 1983, Sheraton Twin Towers Hotel, Orlando, FL, USA.

Another quote about Human nature

For what a man had rather were true he more readily believes.

Francis Bacon

Novum Organum

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Topic
Credulity Human nature

Author

Francis Bacon
Source
Novum Organum
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Latin
Time
1620 1620s 17th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Bacon, Francis. Novum Organum. London: John Beale, 1620, bk. 1, no. 49.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. The New Organon. Translated by Michael Silverthorne. Cambridge UP, 2000, bk. 1, no. 49.

Another quote of the following type Paradox

Under certain circumstances, one nowhere feels as lonely and lost as in the metropolitan crowd.

Georg Simmel

The Metropolis and Mental Life

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Topic
Loneliness

Author

Georg Simmel
Source
The Metropolis and Mental Life
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
German
Time
1903 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Simmel, Georg. "Die Großstädte und das Geistesleben [The Metropolis and Mental Life]." The First German Municipal Exposition. 1903, Dresden, Germany.

Current Citation

Simmel, Georg. "The Metropolis and Mental Life." Classic Essays on the Culture of Cities. Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1969.