The various admirable movements in which I have been engaged have always developed among their members a large lunatic fringe.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Topic

Political extremism Politics

Author

Theodore Roosevelt

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1913 1910s 20th century

Occupation

American President Nobel laureate National leader Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. Letter to Henry Cabot Lodge. 27 Feb. 1913.

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Our whole duty, for the present, at any rate, is summed up in this motto, "America first."

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Woodrow Wilson
Medium
Speech
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1915 1910s 20th century
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Citation

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The great masses of the people...more easily fall a victim to a big lie than to a little one.

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Topic
Disinformation Politics and lies Politics The masses

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Adolf Hitler
Source
Mein Kampf
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
German
Time
1925 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Hitler, Adolf. Mein Kampf [My Struggle]. Vol. 1, Franz Eher Nachfolger GmbH, 1925, ch. 6.

Another quote from 1913

To be born is to be wrecked on an island.

J.M. Barrie

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Topic
The human condition

Author

J.M. Barrie
Source
The Coral Island
Language
English
Time
1913 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Barrie, J. M. Quoted in The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean, by R. M. Ballantyne. James Nisbet and Co., 1913, preface.