Actions receive their tincture from the times,
And as they change, are virtues made or crimes.

Daniel Defoe

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Topic

Custom and convention Moral relativism Moral theory Morality

Author

Daniel Defoe

Source

A Hymn to the Pillory

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1703 1700s 18th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Defoe, Daniel. A Hymn to the Pillory. London: 1703, I. 29.

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Medium
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Time
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What's not forbidden to do make bold.

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Author

Friedrich Schiller
Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. Wallensteins Lager [Wallenstein's Camp]. 12 Oct. 1798, Weimarer Hoftheatre, Weimar, Germany, sc. 6.

Current Citation

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