What millions died-that Caesar might be great!

Thomas Campbell

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Topic

Great man theory of history

Author

Thomas Campbell

Source

Pleasures of Hope

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1799 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Campbell, Thomas. "Pleasures of Hope, Part II." The Pleasures of Hope; With Other Poems. Edinburgh: Jones Bull, c. 1800.

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I compare it to something behind a curtain, about which there is a great deal of bustle and fuss, and a wonderful air of seeming solemnity; but when by an accident, the curtain happens to be opened, and the company see what it is, they burst into laughter.

Thomas Paine

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Monarchy

Author

Thomas Paine
Source
Rights of Man
Genre
Philosophical literature Political literature
Language
English
Time
1792 1790s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Paine, Thomas. Rights of man. Part the second. London: J. S. Jordan, 1792.

Current Citation

Paine, Thomas. "Rights of Man Part the second." Rights of Man, Common Sense, and Other Political Writings, edited by Mark Philp. Oxford University Press, 2009.