I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.

Groucho Marx

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Topic

Memory

Speaker

Groucho Marx

Statement Type

Insult Joke

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Comedian Actor

From

United States

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Citation

Marx, Groucho. "Groucho." People I have Loved, Known, or Admired, written by Leo Rosten. McGraw-Hill, 1970.

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Another quote from the 1970s

Under the First Amendment there is no such thing as a false idea. However pernicious an opinion may seem, we depend for its correction not on the conscience of judges and juries but on the competition of other ideas.

Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.

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Topic
First Amendment Constitutional law

Author

Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Source
Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1974 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Powell, Lewis F., Jr. United States, Supreme Court. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. United States Reports, vol. 418, 25 June 1974, pp. 323-404. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/418/323/.

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Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it.

Mark Twain

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

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Topic
Truth

Author

Mark Twain
Source
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
Genre
Travel writing
Statement Type
Joke
Language
English
Time
1897 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Twain, Mark. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1897, ch. 7.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. "Following the Equator." Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator, Other Travels, edited by Roy Blount Jr. Library of America, 2010, ch. 7.