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Death and sorrow will be the companions of our journey; hardship our garment; constancy and valor our only shield. We must be united, we must be undaunted, we must be inflexible.

Winston Churchill

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World War II

Speaker

Winston Churchill

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

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Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. Report on the war. House of Commons meeting. 8 Oct. 1940, London, England, UK. Address.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "'We can take it!' 8 October 1940, House of Commons." Never Give In! The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches. Hyperion, 2005.

We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills.

John F. Kennedy

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Topic

The moon landing Space program

Speaker

John F. Kennedy

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Kennedy, John F. Address on nation's space effort. 12 Sept. 1962, Rice University Stadium, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.

Lord of himself, though not of lands;
And having nothing, yet hath all.

Henry Wotton

The Character of a Happy Life

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Topic

Freedom in poverty

Author

Henry Wotton

Source

The Character of a Happy Life

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1651 1650s 17th century

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Citation

Wotton, Henry. "The Character of a Happy Life." Reliquiae Wottonianae. London: R. Marriot, G. Bedel, and T. Garthwait, 1651, st. 6.

We must push as hard as they push, and then push a little stronger.

Harvey Milk

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Topic

Fighting for justice Activism Politics

Speaker

Harvey Milk

Source

Bay Area Reporter

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Milk, Harvey. "Harvey Speaks Out." Bay Area Reporter, 8 Dec. 1977.

We realize that the greatest things that remain to be done must be done with the whole world for stage and in cooperation with the wide and universal forces of mankind, and we are making our spirits ready for those things.

Woodrow Wilson

Second Inaugural Address of Woodrow Wilson

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Topic

Internationalism America and the world

Speaker

Woodrow Wilson

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Woodrow Wilson Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1917 1910s 20th century

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Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. "Second Inaugural Address." 5 Mar. 1917, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

You have not converted a man, because you have silenced him.

John Morley

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Suppression of speech Persuasion Freedom of speech and expression

Author

John Morley

Source

On Compromise

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1874 1870s 19th century

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Citation

Morley, John. On Compromise. London: Chapman and Hall, 1874, ch. 5.

The jaws of power are always opened to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible to destroy, the freedom of thinking, speaking and writing.

John Adams

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Threats to freedom Freedom of speech and expression Freedom

Author

John Adams

Source

A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law Boston Gazette

Medium

Dissertation Newspaper

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1765 1760s 18th century

Era

Colonial America

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Original Citation

Adams, John. "A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law." Boston Gazette, 30 Sept. 1765.

Current Citation

Adams, John. "A Disseratation on the Canon and Feudal Law." The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States, edited by Charles Francis Adams. Vol. 3, Cambridge University Press, 2011.

You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.

Rahm Emanuel

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Topic

2008 Financial Crisis Political strategy American politics Politics

Speaker

Rahm Emanuel

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Emanuel, Rahm. Quoted in "In Crisis, Opportunity for Obama." Written by Gerald F. Seib. Wall Street Journal, 21 Nov. 2008.

I herewith commission you to carry out all preparations with regard to... A total solution of the Jewish question in those territories of Europe which are under German influence.

Hermann Goering

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Topic

The Holocaust World War II

Speaker

Hermann Goering

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

German

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Goering, Hermann. Directive to Reinhard Heydrich. 31 July 1941.

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea.

Francis Bacon

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Topic

Discovery Imagination

Author

Francis Bacon

Source

The Advancement of Learning

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1605 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Bacon, Francis. The Advancement of Learning. London: Oxford: Rob Youn and Ed Forrest, 1605, bk. 2, ch. 7, sect. 5.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "The Advancement of Learning." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 2, ch. 2, sect. 5.

They shall not pass.

Dolores Ibarruri

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Dolores Ibarruri

Medium

Radio broadcast Speech

Statement Type

Declaration

Language

Spanish

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Ibarruri, Dolores. Radio broadcast. 19 July 1936, Madrid, Spain.

Better the occasional faults of a government that lives in a spirit of charity than the consistent omissions of a government frozen in the ice of its own indifference.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Topic

Political theory

Speaker

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. Democratic National Convention. 27 June 1936, Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Prosperity is the Blessing of the Old Testament; Adversity is the Blessing of the New.

Francis Bacon

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Topic

Old vs. New Testament Christianity

Author

Francis Bacon

Source

Of Adversity Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1625 1620s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

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

Current Citation

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

A means can be justified only by its end. But the end in its turn needs to be justified.

Leon Trotsky

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Topic

End justifies the means Justifications and rationales

Author

Leon Trotsky

Source

Their Morals and Ours Socialist Workers' Party's New International Magazine

Medium

Essay Magazine

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1938 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Trotsky, Leon. "Their Morals and Ours." The New International, June 1938.

We owe it, therefore, to candor, and to the amicable relations existing between the United States and those powers to declare that we should consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety.

James Monroe

1823 State of the Union

Principle that became known as the "Monroe Doctrine".

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Topic

America and Europe Western hemisphere Monroe doctrine American politics

Author

James Monroe

Source

1823 State of the Union Presidential State of the Union addresses

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1823 1820s 19th century

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Citation

Monroe, James. Message to Congress about The Monroe Doctrine. Seventh annual message to Congress. 2 Dec. 1823, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Since those whose duty it was to hold the sword of France have let it fall, I have picked up its broken point.

Charles de Gaulle

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Topic

French Resistance World War II

Speaker

Charles de Gaulle

Medium

Radio broadcast

Language

French

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

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Original Citation

De Gaulle, Charles. Address on the Eve of France's National Day. 13 July 1940. France. Radio address.

Current Citation

De Gaulle, Charles. "July 13, 1940." The Speeches of General de Gaulle. Oxford University Press, 1944.

Leadership means making people feel good.

Jean Chrétien

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Topic

Leadership

Speaker

Jean Chrétien

Source

Toronto Star

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1984 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Chretien, Jean. Interview. Toronto Star, 7 June 1984.

When people talk of the Freedom of Writing, Speaking or thinking, I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists: but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more.

John Adams

Letter to Thomas Jefferson, July 15, 1817

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Topic

Freedom of speech and expression Freedom of thought

Author

John Adams

Source

Letter to Thomas Jefferson, July 15, 1817 Letters of John Adams

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1817 1810s 19th century

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Original Citation

Adams, John. Letter to Thomas Jefferson. 15 July 1817.

Current Citation

Adams, John. "Adams to Jefferson - Quincy, July 15, 1817." The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams, edited by Lester J. Cappon. University of North Carolina Press, 1988.

Prosperity doth best discover Vice; But Adversity doth best discover Vertue.

Francis Bacon

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Topic

Corrosive effects of wealth Downsides of wealth Overcoming adversity Personal growth Adversity

Author

Francis Bacon

Source

Of Adversity Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1625 1620s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

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

Current Citation

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

Nothing in progression can rest on its original plan. We may as well think of rocking a grown man in the cradle of an infant.

Edmund Burke

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Topic

Progress The only constant is change

Author

Edmund Burke

Source

Letters of Edmund Burke

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1777 1770s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Burke, Edmund. A Letter to John Farr and John Harris, Esqs., Sheriffs of the City of Bristol, on the Affairs of America. London: J. Dodsley, 3 Apr. 1777.

Current Citation

Burke, Edmund. "A Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol on the Affairs of America." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.