We have a cancer within, close to the Presidency, that is growing.

John Dean

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Topic

Watergate American politics

Speaker

John Dean

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Lawyer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dean, John. "Cancer on the Presidency." 21 Mar. 1973, Oval Office, The White House, Washington, DC, USA. Presidental briefing.

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Topic
Myth Religion

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James K. Feibleman
Source
Understanding Philosophy
Language
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Time
1973 1970s 20th century
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Citation

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Topic
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Speaker
Ronald Reagan
Source
First Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan Presidential inaugural address
Medium
Speech
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1981 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Reagan, Ronald. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1981, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Little strokes fell great Oaks.

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Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)
Source
Poor Richard's Almanack
Medium
Almanac
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1750 1750s 18th century
Era
Colonial America
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard Improved. Philadelphia, 1750.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard Improved." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.