This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.

Horace Walpole

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The world Reason and emotion

Author

Horace Walpole

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1776 1770s 18th century

Occupation

Politician Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Walpole, Horace. Letter to Anne. 16 Aug. 1776.

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Walpole, Horace. "Letter to Anne." Horace Walpole's Correspondence, edited by Wilmarth S. Lewis, A. Dayle Wallace, and Edwine M. Martz. Vol. 32, Yale University Press, 1965.

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I agree with you, that in Politicks the Middle Way is none at all.

John Adams

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The political center Political ideology Politics

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John Adams
Source
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Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1776 1770s 18th century
Era
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Original Citation

Adams, John. Letter to Horatio Gates. 23 Mar. 1776.

Current Citation

“From John Adams to Horatio Gates, 23 March 1776,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/06-04-02-0023.

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And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:21

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Nature of the world Creation of the world Creation The world
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Genesis The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
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Hebrew
Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 1:21).

Another quote from 1776

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

Adam Smith

The Wealth of Nations

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Self-interest Free market Capitalism

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Adam Smith
Source
The Wealth of Nations
Genre
Economic literature
Language
English
Time
1776 1770s 18th century
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Original Citation

Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations. Vol. 1, London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776, bk. 1, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, edited by Edwin Cannan. The Modern Library, bk. 1, ch. 2.