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And then he will carry me away to his castle, where we will live happily ever after.

Snow White

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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Happily ever after

Speaker

Snow White

Actor

Adriana Caselotti

Source

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Medium

Film

Genre

Animation (film) Fantasy (film) Animation Fantasy

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Directed by David Hand, Walt Disney Productions, 1937.

We have listened to the wisdom in an old Russian maxim. And I'm sure you're familiar with it, Mr. General Secretary…The maxim is…trust, but verify.

Ronald Reagan

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Nuclear disarmament Nuclear weapons Cold War American politics

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Reagan, Ronald. Remarks at the Signing of the INF Treaty with Soviet Premier Gorbachev. 8 Dec. 1987, Washington, DC, USA.

You know as well as we do that right, as the word goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.

Thucydides

History of the Peloponnesian War

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Justice Power relations Political theory

Author

Thucydides

Source

History of the Peloponnesian War

Genre

Historical literature

Language

Greek

Time

404 BC 400s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Thucydides. The History of the Peloponnesian War. c. 431 BC, bk. 5.

Current Citation

Thucydides. The Peloponnesian War, translated by Martin Hammond. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 5.

And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Isaiah 2:4

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World peace Peace End times

Source

Isaiah The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 2:4).

You ain't heard nothing yet.

The Jazz Singer

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Topic

Hype

Speaker

Jakie Rabinowitz

Actor

Al Jolson

Source

The Jazz Singer

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1927 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Jazz Singer. Directed by Alan Crosland, Warner Bros. Pictures/The Vitaphone Corporation, 1927.

I'm here to fight for truth, and justice, and the American way.

Superman

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Fighting for justice

Speaker

Superman

Actor

Christopher Reeve

Source

Superman

Medium

Film

Genre

Superhero (film) Superhero

Language

English

Time

1978 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Superman: The Movie. Directed by Richard Donner, Dovemead Films, 1978.

Now make a wish and take a bite.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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Topic

Wishes Temptation

Speaker

Witch

Actor

Lucille La Verne

Source

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Medium

Film

Genre

Animation (film) Fantasy (film) Animation Fantasy

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Directed by David Hand, Walt Disney Productions, 1937.

Politics is the art of the possible.

Otto von Bismarck

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Political compromise Political theory Politics

Speaker

Otto von Bismarck

Source

Die Gartenlaube

Medium

Newspaper

Language

German

Time

1867 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Von Bismark, Otto. Quoted in "Aus den Erinnerungen eines russischen Publicisten. 2. Ein Stündchen beim Kanzler des norddeutschen Bundes. In: Die Gartenlaube" ["From the memories of a Russian publicist. 2. An hour with the Chancellor of the North German Confederation. In: The Gazebo.] St. Petersburgische Zeitung, 11 Aug. 1867.

I am Death.

Death

The Seventh Seal

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Grim reaper Death

Speaker

Death

Actor

Bengt Ekerot

Source

The Seventh Seal

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy drama (film) Drama (film) Fantasy drama Drama

Language

Swedish

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Det sjunde inseglet [The Seventh Seal]. Directed by Ingmar Bergman, Svensk Filmindustri, 1957.

Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.

Germaine Greer

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Revolution Politics

Author

Germaine Greer

Source

The Female Eunuch

Genre

Feminist literature

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Greer, Germaine. The Female Eunuch. MacGibbon & Kee, 1970.

When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

When Harry Met Sally…

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Topic

Finding the one The one

Speaker

Harry Burns

Actor

Billy Crystal

Source

When Harry Met Sally…

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Comedy (film) Romantic comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

When Harry Met Sally... Directed by Rob Reiner, Nelson Entertainment/Castle Rock Entertainment, 1989.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Jesus

Matthew 5:7

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Topic

Mercy Beatitudes Sermon on the Mount

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 5:7).

The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression, even though that cost be blood.

W.E.B. Du Bois

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Topic

Freedom Oppression Political theory

Author

W.E.B. Du Bois

Language

English

Time

1909 1900s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt. John Brown. George W. Jacobs and Company, 1909, ch. 13.

Current Citation

Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt. John Brown. Routledge, 2015, ch. 13.

Can you dig it?

The Warriors

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Speaker

Cyrus

Actor

Roger Hill

Source

The Warriors

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Crime (film) Action Crime

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Warrors. Directed by Walter Hill, Lawrence Gordon Productions, 1979.

Alright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.

Sunset Boulevard

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Topic

Celebrity Delusion

Speaker

Norma Desmond

Actor

Gloria Swanson

Source

Sunset Boulevard

Medium

Film

Genre

Film noir Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1950 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Sunset Boulevard. Directed by Billy Wilder, Paramount Pictures, 1950.

Power is the great aphrodisiac.

Henry Kissinger

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Topic

Attraction Power

Author

Henry Kissinger

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Kissinger, Henry. Quoted in "Foreign Policy: Kissinger at Hub." Written by Hedrick Smith. The New York Times, 19 Jan. 1971.

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears.

Francis Bacon

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Topic

Parenting Parents

Author

Francis Bacon

Source

Of Parents and Children Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1625 1620s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Bacon, Francis "Of Parents and Children." Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall. London: John Haviland, 1625.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "Essays, or Counsels, Civil and Moral (1625): Of Parents and Children." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Love may be a sleepy, creeping thing with some others, but it is a mighty wakening thing with me.

Zora Neale Hurston

Dust Tracks on a Road

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Nature of love Power of love Love

Author

Zora Neale Hurston

Source

Dust Tracks on a Road

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1942 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Hurston, Zora Neale. Dust Tracks on a Road. J. B. Lippincott Company, 1942, ch. 14.

I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen"
Then.
Besides,
They'll see how
beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.

Langston Hughes

I, Too

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Topic

Black experience Race relations America

Author

Langston Hughes

Source

I, Too

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Prophecies and predictions

Language

English

Time

1926 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Hughes, Langston. "I, Too." The Weary Blues. Alfred A. Knopf, 1926, I. 1.

Current Citation

Hughes, Langston. The Weary Blues. Alfred A. Knopf, 2015, epilogue.

It seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for their political constitutions on accident and force.

Alexander Hamilton

Federalist 1

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American founding Self-government Politics

Author

Alexander Hamilton

Source

Federalist 1 The Federalist Papers

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1787 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Hamilton, Alexander [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 1: General Introduction." Independent Journal, 27 Oct. 1787.

Current Citation

Hamilton, Alexander. "No. I: Deliberation on a new constitution--Hamilton." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.