A Truth that's told with bad intent
Beats all the Lies you can invent

William Blake

Auguries of Innocence

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Topic

Truth and lies Truth Lies

Author

William Blake

Source

Auguries of Innocence Poems from the Pickering Manuscript

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1803 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Artist Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Blake, William. "Auguries of Innocence." Songs of Innocence and Experience, with Other Poems. London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1866.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "Auguries of Innocence." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.

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Another quote by William Blake

Can I see another's woe,
And not be in sorrows too?
Can I see another's grief,
And not seek for kind relief?

William Blake

Songs of Innocence

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Topic
Empathy Helping others

Author

William Blake
Source
Songs of Innocence
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Question
Language
English
Time
1789 1780s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Blake, William. "On Another's Sorrow." Songs of Innocence. London, 1789.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "On Anothers Sorrow." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.

Another quote from the 1800s

Certainly all those who have framed written Constitutions contemplate them as forming the fundamental and paramount law of the nation, and consequently the theory of every such government must be that an act of the Legislature repugnant to the Constitution is void.

John Marshall

Marbury v. Madison

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Constitutional theory

Author

John Marshall
Source
Marbury v. Madison
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1803 1800s 19th century
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Citation

Marshall, John. United States, Supreme Court. Marbury v. Madison. United States Reports, vol. 5, 24 Feb. 1803, pp. 137-180. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/5/137/.

Another quote about Truth

You can't handle the truth!

Col. Nathan R. Jessep

A Few Good Men

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Facing the truth Truth
Speaker
Col. Nathan R. Jessep
Actor
Jack Nicholson
Source
A Few Good Men
Medium
Film
Genre
Courtroom drama (film) Drama (film) Courtroom drama Drama
Language
English
Time
1992 1990s 20th century
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Citation

A Few Good Men. Directed by Rob Reiner, Castle Rock Entertainment, 1992.