Is man an ape or an angel? My Lord, I am on the side of the angels.

Benjamin Disraeli

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Nature of man Man and animals

Speaker

Benjamin Disraeli

Source

Speeches of Benjamin Disraeli

Medium

Speech

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1864 1860s 19th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Disraeli, Benjamin. Speech about meanings and origin of on the side of the angels. Oxford Diocesan Conference. 25 Nov. 1864, Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England, UK.

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Time
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Current Citation

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. Crime and Punishment, translated and edited by Michael R. Katz. W. W. Norton & Company, 2018.

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Inge, William Ralph. "The Idea of Progress." Romanes Lecture. 27 May 1920, The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England, UK. Lecture.

Another quote from 1864

Man is everywhere a disturbing agent. Wherever he plants his foot, the harmonies of nature are turned to discords.

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Topic
Man and nature Environmental destruction

Author

George Perkins Marsh
Source
Man and Nature
Language
English
Time
1864 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Marsh, George Perkins. Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action. New York: Charles Scribner, 1864, ch. 1.

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Growing up Adolescence
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Author

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Source
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Statement Type
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

Blume, Judy. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Bradbury Press, 1970, ch. 5.