I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect comparable to my own.

Margaret Fuller

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Topic

Arrogance Intelligence

Author

Margaret Fuller

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Statement Type

Boast

Language

English

Time

1850 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Women's right activist Activist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Fuller, Margaret. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli. Vol. 1, Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1852, pt. 4.

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Justice is truth in action.

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Topic
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Benjamin Disraeli
Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Time
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I came, I saw, I conquered.

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Topic
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Speaker
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Author

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Source
Julius Caesar Plutarch's Lives
Genre
Biography Historical literature
Statement Type
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Language
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Time
46 BC 40s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Caesar, Julius. Quoted in "Julius Caesar." Parallel Lives by Plutarch. c. 2nd century BC, ch. 50, sect. 2.

Current Citation

Caesar, Julius. Quoted in "Julius Caesar." Parallel Lives by Plutarch. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 50, sect. 2.