A good plan violenty executed now is better than a perfect plan next week.

George S. Patton

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Topic

Military strategy War

Author

George S. Patton

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1947 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Military officer

From

United States

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Citation

Patton, George Smith. War As I Knew It. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1947, pt. 3.

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WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

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Nineteen Eighty-Four

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Topic
Propaganda Dystopian future

Author

George Orwell
Source
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Medium
Novel
Genre
Dystopian fiction
Language
English
Time
1949 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Secker & Warburg, 1949, pt. 1, ch. 1.

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Make war that we may live in peace.

Aristotle

The Nicomachean Ethics

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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.