Private beneficence is totally inadequate to deal with the vast numbers of the city's disinherited.

Jane Addams

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Topic

Poverty Political theory Role of government Charity

Author

Jane Addams

Source

Twenty Years at Hull House

Genre

Sociology

Language

English

Time

1910 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Suffragist Activist

From

United States

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Citation

Addams, Jane. Twenty Years at Hull House. The Macmillan Company, 1910.

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The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.

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Topic
World War I
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Sir Edward Grey
Statement Type
Prophecies and predictions
Language
English
Time
1914 1910s 20th century
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Citation

Grey, Edward. Twenty-Five Years, 1892-1916. Vo1. 2, Frederick A. Stokes, 1925, ch. 18.

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The best political community is formed by citizens of the middle class.

Phocylides

Quoted in Politics, by Aristotle

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Topic
Middle class Political community Political theory
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Phocylides

Author

Aristotle
Source
Politics
Genre
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Language
Greek
Time
350 BC 350s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Phocylides. Quoted in Politics, written by Aristotle. 4th century BC, bk. 4.

Current Citation

Phocylides. Quoted in Politics, written by Aristotle, translated by R. F. Stalley and Sir Ernest Barker. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 4.