To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely.

Morir por una religión es más simple que vivirla con plenitud.

Jorge Luis Borges

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Topic

Martyrdom Religious observance Piety Religion

Author

Jorge Luis Borges

Source

Deutsches Requiem El Aleph

Medium

Short story

Language

Spanish

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Argentina South America

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Original Citation

Borges, Jorge Luis. "Deutsches Requiem." El Aleph. 1949.

Current Citation

Borges, Jorge Luis. "Deutsches Requiem." The Aleph and Other Stories. Translated by Andrew Hurley. Penguin, 2004.

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Along the vital Pacific Coast over 112,000 potential enemies, of Japanese extraction, are at large today. There are indications that these are organized and ready for concerted action at a favorable opportunity. The very fact that no sabotage has taken place to date is a disturbing and confirming indication that such action will be taken

John DeWitt

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John DeWitt
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Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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Many religions now come before us with ingratiating smirks and outspread hands, like an unctuous merchant in a bazaar. They offer consolation and solidarity and uplift, competing as they do in a marketplace. But we have a right to remember how barbarically they behaved when they were strong and were making an offer that people could not refuse.

Christopher Hitchens

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Christopher Hitchens
Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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Another quote from 1946

Hope raises no dust.

Paul Eluard

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Hope

Author

Paul Eluard
Medium
Poem
Language
French
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Eluard, Paul. "Ailleurs, Ici Partout." Poesie ininterrompue. 1946.

Another quote originally in Spanish

I was so free with him as not to mince the matter.

Miguel de Cervantes

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Candor Honesty

Author

Miguel de Cervantes
Source
Don Quixote
Medium
Novel
Language
Spanish
Time
1605 1600s 16th century
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Original Citation

Cervantes, Miguel. El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha [The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha], vol. 1. Madrid: 1605, prologue.

Current Citation

Cervantes, Miguel. Don Quixote, trans. John Rutherford. Penguin, 2003, prologue.