Older men declare war. But it is youth who must fight and die.

Herbert Hoover

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Topic

Old vs. young War

Speaker

Herbert Hoover

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Hoover, Herbert. Address in Chicago. Republican National Convention. 27 June 1944, Chicago, IL, USA.

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What is hell?
Hell is oneself,
Hell is alone, the other figures in it
Merely projections. There is nothing to escape from
And nothing to escape to. One is always alone.

T.S. Eliot

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Topic
Hell
Speaker
Edward

Author

T.S. Eliot
Source
The Cocktail Party
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1949 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Eliot, T. S. The Cocktail Party. 1949, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, act 1, sc. 5.

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Make war that we may live in peace.

Aristotle

The Nicomachean Ethics

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Topic
War and peace War Peace

Author

Aristotle
Source
The Nicomachean Ethics
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
Greek
Time
322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Aristotle. Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics]. c. 322 BC.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 2019.

Another quote from 1944

Hell is other people.

Jean-Paul Sartre

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Topic
Hell Misanthropy
Speaker
Garcin

Author

Jean-Paul Sartre
Source
No Exit
Medium
Play
Language
French
Time
1944 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Sartre, Jean Paul. Huis-clos [No Exit]. May 1944, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, Paris, France, act 1, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Sarte, Jean Paul. "No Exit." No Exit and Three Other Plays. Vintage, 1989, act 1, sc. 5.

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When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best... They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.

Donald Trump

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Topic
Immigration American politics
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Donald Trump
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Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
2015 2010s 21st century
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Citation

Trump, Donald. Announcement of presidential candidacy. 16 June 2015, Trump Tower, New York City, NY, USA.