In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.

Douglas MacArthur

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Topic

War

Speaker

Douglas MacArthur

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

Occupation

General Soldier

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

MacArthur, Douglas. Address to a Joint Meeting of Congress. House of Representatives. 19 Apr. 1951, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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The Creator, if He exists, has a special preference for beetles.

J.B.S. Haldane

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Topic
Nature of God God and nature
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J.B.S. Haldane
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Haldane, J. B. S. Speech given to the British Interplanetary Society. 1951, London, England, UK.

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Make war that we may live in peace.

Aristotle

The Nicomachean Ethics

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Topic
War and peace War Peace

Author

Aristotle
Source
The Nicomachean Ethics
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
Greek
Time
322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Aristotle. Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics]. c. 322 BC.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 2019.