Whatever happens, the flame of the French resistance must not and shall not die.

Quoi qu'il arrive, la Flamme de la résistance française ne doit pas s'éteindre et ne s'éteindra pas.

Charles de Gaulle

Appeal of 18 June

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Topic

French Resistance World War II

Speaker

Charles de Gaulle

Source

Appeal of 18 June

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

French

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician Military officer

From

France Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

De Gaulle, Charles. L'Appel du 18 juin [The Appeal of 18 June]. BBC, 18 June 1940.

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Winning isn’t everything...It’s the only thing.

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Henry R. "Red" Sanders
Language
English
Time
1948 1940s 20th century
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Citation

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We have not journeyed all this way across the centuries, across the oceans, across the mountains, across the prairies, because we are made of sugar candy.

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Speech to the Canadian Parliament, December 30, 1941

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The British people World War II
Speaker
Winston Churchill
Source
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Medium
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Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Some Chicken! Some Neck!" Joint session of Canadian Parliament. 30 Dec. 1941, Ottawa, Canada. Address.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Some chicken! Some neck!', 30 December 1941, Parliament, Ottawa." Never Give In!: Winston Churchill's Speeches. A&C Black, 2013.

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The time to make up your mind about people is never.

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Topic
Second chances Judging others
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Actor
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Source
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Medium
Film
Genre
Romantic comedy (film) Romantic comedy
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Philadelphia Story. Directed by George Cukor, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940.

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Laws are silent in time of war.

Cicero

Pro Milone

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Topic
Rule of law Law Legal theory Political theory War
Speaker
Cicero
Source
Pro Milone
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
Latin
Time
52 BC 50s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [In Defense of Milo]. c. 52 BC, sect. 11.

Current Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [For Milo], translated by D. H. Berry. Oxford University Press, 2009, sect. 11.

Another quote originally in French

Hell is other people.

Jean-Paul Sartre

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Topic
Hell Misanthropy
Speaker
Garcin

Author

Jean-Paul Sartre
Source
No Exit
Medium
Play
Language
French
Time
1944 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Sartre, Jean Paul. Huis-clos [No Exit]. May 1944, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, Paris, France, act 1, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Sarte, Jean Paul. "No Exit." No Exit and Three Other Plays. Vintage, 1989, act 1, sc. 5.