Hope has never trickled down. It has always sprung up.

Studs Terkel

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Topic

Hope Political progress Politics

Author

Studs Terkel

Source

Hope Dies Last

Genre

Historical literature

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Occupation

Historian Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Terkel, Studs. Hope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Difficult Times. New Press, 2003.

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Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.

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Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Author

Plato
Source
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Medium
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Philosophical literature
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Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.

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Source
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Statement Type
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Time
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