The only works of art America has given are her plumbing and her bridges.

Marcel Duchamp

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Criticism of America America

Author

Marcel Duchamp

Language

English

Time

1917 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Artist

From

France Europe

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Citation

Duchamp, Marcel. "The Richard Mutt Case." The Blind Man, May 1917.

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I have a rendezvous with Death
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When Spring comes back with rustling shade
And apple-blossoms fill the air.

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Rhythm of life Facing death

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Alan Seeger
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I Have a Rendezvous with Death
Medium
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Time
1916 1910s 20th century
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Seeger, Alan. "I Have a Rendezvous with Death." Poems. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1916.

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The destiny of the colored American…is the destiny of America.

Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass
Medium
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Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1862 1860s 19th century
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Citation

Douglass, Frederick. "The Future of the Negro People of the Slave States." Emancipation League meeting. 12 Feb. 1862, Tremont Temple, Boston, MA, USA.

Another quote from 1917

The world must be made safe for democracy.

Woodrow Wilson

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America and the world International politics
Speaker
Woodrow Wilson
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1917 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. Address to congress requesting a declaration of war against Germany. Congress meeting. 2 Apr. 1917, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. "Address to a Joint Session of Congress Calling for a Declaration of War." Woodrow Wilson: Essential Writings and Speeches of the Scholar-President, edited by Mario R. DiNunzio. New York University Press, 2006.