First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.

Henry Lee III

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Topic

George Washington

Author

Henry Lee III

Source

Funeral Oration on the death of General Washington

Medium

Speech

Genre

Funeral oration

Statement Type

Eulogy

Language

English

Time

1799 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Lee, Henry. Funeral oration on the death of General Washington. 26 Dec. 1799, German Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.

Thomas Paine

Rights of Man

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Citizens of the world Religion

Author

Thomas Paine
Source
Rights of Man
Genre
Philosophical literature Political literature
Language
English
Time
1792 1790s 18th century
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Paine, Thomas. Rights of man. Part the second. London: J. S. Jordan, 1792.

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Paine, Thomas. "Rights of Man Part the second." Rights of Man, Common Sense, and Other Political Writings, edited by Mark Philp. Oxford University Press, 2009.