We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run down.

Aneurin Bevan

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Topic

The political center Political ideology Politics

Author

Aneurin Bevan

Source

The Observer

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1953 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Bevan, Aneurin. The Observer. 6 Dec. 1953.

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A free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.

Adlai Stevenson

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Topic
Nature of freedom Freedom Political theory
Speaker
Adlai Stevenson
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1952 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Stevenson, Adlai. "Safeguards Against Communism." 7 Oct. 1952, Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI, USA.

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Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
Democracy Politics
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.