I will not accept if nominated, and will not serve if elected.

William Tecumseh Sherman

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Topic

American Presidency

Author

William Tecumseh Sherman

Medium

Telegram

Language

English

Time

1884 1880s 19th century

Occupation

General Soldier

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Sherman, William Tecumseh. Telegram to General Henderson. 1884.

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What is originality? To see something that has no name as yet and hence cannot be mentioned although it stares us all in the face.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Topic
Originality Perception Observation Vision

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche
Source
The Gay Science
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
German
Time
1882 1880s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Die frohliche Wissenschaft [The Gay Science]. Chemnitz: Ernst Schmeitzner, 1882, bk. 3, no. 261.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. The Joyous Science, translated by R. Kevin Hill. Penguin Classics, 2019, bk. 3, no. 261.