The three great elements of modern civilisation, Gunpowder, Printing and the Protestant Religion.

Thomas Carlyle

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Topic

Progress Civilization

Author

Thomas Carlyle

Source

The State of German Literature

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1827 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. "State of German Literature." Edinburgh Review, Oct. 1827.

Current Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. "State of German Literature." The Works of Thomas Carlyle, edited by Henry Duff Traill. Vol. 26, Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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"A fair day's-wages for a fair day's work:" it is as just a demand as Governed men ever made of Governing. It is the everlasting right of man.

Thomas Carlyle

Past and Present

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Workers' rights Human rights Citizen and state

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Thomas Carlyle
Source
Past and Present
Language
English
Time
1843 1840s 19th century
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Carlyle, Thomas. Past and Present. London: Chapman and Hall, 1843, bk. 1, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. Past and Present, edited by David R. Sorensen and Brent E. Kinser. Oxford University Press, 2023, bk. 1, ch. 3.

Another quote from the 1820s

I am ashes where once I was fire.

Lord Byron

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Topic
Aging Burnout Loss of passion Passion

Author

Lord Byron
Source
To the Countess of Blessington
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1824 1820s 19th century
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Original Citation

Lord Byron. "To the Countess of Blessington." Letters and Journals. London: J. Johnson, c. 1830.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "To the Countess of Blessington." Byron: Poems. Everyman's Library, 1994.

Another quote about Progress

Come Senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall.

Bob Dylan

The Times They Are a-Changin' (song)

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Resistance to change Political progress Progress
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Bob Dylan
Source
The Times They Are a-Changin' (song) The Times They Are a-Changin' (album)
Medium
Song
Genre
Protest music Folk music
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Dylan, Bob. "The Times They Are a-Changin'." The Times They Are a-Changin'. Columbia Records, 1965.