A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Gerald Ford

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Topic

Limited government Government Conservatism Political theory Politics

Speaker

Gerald Ford

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ford, Gerald. Presidential address to a joint session of Congress. Joint session of Congress. 12 Aug. 1974, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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We know now that a man can read Goethe or Rilke in the evening, that he can play Bach and Schubert, and go to his day's work at Auschwitz in the morning.

George Steiner

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Topic
Duality of man

Author

George Steiner
Source
Language and Silence
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1967 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Steiner, George. Language and Silence. Faber and Faber, 1967.

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Parties must ever exist in a free country.

On Conciliation with America

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Topic
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Edmund Burke
Source
On Conciliation with America
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1775 1770s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech on Conciliation with America." House of Commons. 22 Mar. 1775, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England, UK.

Current Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.