To abstain from politics is in itself a political attitude.

Simone de Beauvoir

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Topic

Civic duty Political neutrality Politics

Author

Simone de Beauvoir

Source

La Force de l'âge

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

French

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Feminist Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

De Beauvoir, Simone. La force de l'âge [The Prime of Life]. Gallimard, 1960.

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Another quote from the 1960s

Even if it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, go on out and sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures; sweep streets like Handel and Beethoven composed music; sweep streets like Shakespeare wrote poetry; (Go ahead) sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will have to pause and say, "Here lived a great street sweeper who swept his job well."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Topic
Doing a good job Vocation
Speaker
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Medium
Sermon
Language
English
Time
1967 1960s 20th century
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Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life." 9 April 1967, New Convenant Baptist Church, Chicago, IL, USA. Sermon.

Another quote about Politics

A little rebellion now and then is a good thing.

Thomas Jefferson

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Topic
Rebellion Revolution Political theory Politics

Author

Thomas Jefferson
Source
Letters of Thomas Jefferson
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1787 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Original Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to James Madison. 30 Jan. 1787.

Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. "James Madison, Jan. 30, 1787." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

Another quote originally in French

We are becoming like cats, slyly parasitic, enjoying an indifferent domesticity. Nice and smug in "the social," our historic passions have withdrawn into the glow of an artificial coziness, and our half-closed eyes now seek little other than the peaceful parade of television pictures.

Jean Baudrillard

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Topic
Modern life

Author

Jean Baudrillard
Source
Cool Memories
Language
French
Time
1987 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Baudrillard, Jean. Cool Memories: 1980-1985. Editions Galilee, 1987, ch. 1.