Are all men in disguise except those crying?

Dannie Abse

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Topic

Crying Masculinity Vulnerability Authenticity

Author

Dannie Abse

Source

Encounter at a Greyhound Bus Station

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Abse, Dannie. "Encounter at a Greyhound Bus Station." Ask the Moon. Hutchinson, 2014.

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We have listened to the wisdom in an old Russian maxim. And I'm sure you're familiar with it, Mr. General Secretary…The maxim is…trust, but verify.

Ronald Reagan

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Topic
Nuclear disarmament Nuclear weapons Cold War American politics
Speaker
Ronald Reagan
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1987 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Reagan, Ronald. Remarks at the Signing of the INF Treaty with Soviet Premier Gorbachev. 8 Dec. 1987, Washington, DC, USA.

Another quote about Vulnerability

The inward gates of a bird are always open.
It does not know how to shut them.
That is the secret of its song,
But whether any man's are ajar is doubtful.

Hugh MacDiarmid

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Topic
Vulnerability

Author

Hugh MacDiarmid
Source
On a Raised Beach
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1934 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

MacDiarmid, Hugh. "On a Raised Beach." Stony Limits and Other Poems. Victor Gollancz, 1934.

Another quote of the following type Question

If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?

Voltaire

Candide

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Topic
Problem of evil

Author

Voltaire
Source
Candide
Medium
Novel
Genre
Satire
Statement Type
Question
Language
French
Time
1759 1750s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Voltaire. Candide, ou l'Optimisme [Candide: or, All for the Best]. Geneva: Gabriel Cramer, 1759, ch. 6.

Current Citation

Voltaire. Candide, edited by Nicholas Cronk. W. W. Norton & Company, 2016, ch. 6.