There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.

Cyril Connolly

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Topic

Babies Art

Author

Cyril Connolly

Source

Enemies of Promise

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1938 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Connolly, Cyril. Enemies of Promise. George Routledge & Sons, 1938, ch. 14.

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I am interested in the future because I expect to spend the rest of my life in the future.

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Topic
The future
Speaker
Charles F. Kettering
Language
English
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Kettering, Charles F. Spoken during a luncheon. Joint luncheon held by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and the Advertising Club. July 1939, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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The most perfect of all works of art is true political freedom.

Friedrich Schiller

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Topic
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Author

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Medium
Treatise
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1794 1790s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. "Über die ästhetische Erziehung des Menschen in einer Reihe von Briefen [On the Aesthetic Education of Man]." Horen, Jan. 1795, letter 2.

Current Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. On the Aesthetic Education of Man, edited by Alexander Schimidt, translated by Kenneth Tribe. Penguin Classics, 2016, letter 2.