Revolution do not stand still.

Rosa Luxemburg

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Topic

The only constant is change Revolution Political progress Politics

Author

Rosa Luxemburg

Source

The Beginning The Red Flag

Language

German

Time

1918 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Marxist Philosopher Activist

From

Poland Europe

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Original Citation

Luxemburg, Rosa. "The Beginning." Die Rote Fahne [The Red Flag], 18 Nov. 1918.

Current Citation

Luxemburg, Rosa. "The Beginning." The Rosa Luxemburg Reader. New York University Press, 2004.

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Another quote from the 1910s

My body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.

James Joyce

Araby

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Topic
Being in love

Author

James Joyce
Source
Araby Dubliners
Medium
Short story
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1914 1910s 20th century
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Original Citation

Joyce, James. “Araby.” Dubliners. Grant Richards Ltd., 1914.

Current Citation

Joyce, James. “Araby.” Dubliners, edited by Terence Brown. Penguin Classics, 2014.

Another quote about Political progress

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

Frederick Douglass

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Topic
Power relations Fighting for justice Political progress Politics Progress
Speaker
Frederick Douglass
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1857 1850s 19th century
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Citation

Douglass, Frederick. "West India Emancipation." 3 Aug. 1857, Canandaigua, NY, USA.

Another quote from 1918

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought, and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Towne v. Eisner

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Topic
Meaning of words Words

Author

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Source
Towne v. Eisner
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1918 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. United States, Supreme Court. Towne v. Eisner. United States Reports, vol. 245, 7 Jan. 1918, pp. 418-427. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/245/418/.

Another quote originally in German

Under certain circumstances, one nowhere feels as lonely and lost as in the metropolitan crowd.

Georg Simmel

The Metropolis and Mental Life

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Topic
Loneliness

Author

Georg Simmel
Source
The Metropolis and Mental Life
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
German
Time
1903 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Simmel, Georg. "Die Großstädte und das Geistesleben [The Metropolis and Mental Life]." The First German Municipal Exposition. 1903, Dresden, Germany.

Current Citation

Simmel, Georg. "The Metropolis and Mental Life." Classic Essays on the Culture of Cities. Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1969.