You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

Norman Douglas

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Topic

National character Advertising and marketing

Speaker

Bishop South Wind

Author

Norman Douglas

Source

South Wind

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1917 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Douglas, Norman. South Wind. Martin Secker, 1917, ch. 6.

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Medium
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Genre
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Joyce, James. "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man." The Egoist, 2 Feb. 1914 - 1 Sept. 1915.

Current Citation

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The world must be made safe for democracy.

Woodrow Wilson

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Topic
America and the world International politics
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Woodrow Wilson
Medium
Speech
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1917 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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