Truth sits upon the lips of dying men.

Matthew Arnold

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Topic

Confession Truth

Author

Matthew Arnold

Source

Sohrab and Rustum

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1853 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Arnold, Matthew. "Sohrab and Rustum." Poems: A New Edition. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1853.

Current Citation

Arnold, Matthew. "Sohrab and Rustum." Dover Beach and Other Poems. Dover Publications, 2012.

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Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

Frederick Douglass

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Topic
Power relations Fighting for justice Political progress Politics Progress
Speaker
Frederick Douglass
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1857 1850s 19th century
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Citation

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Another quote about Truth

Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?”

John 18:38

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Topic
Truth
Speaker
Pontius Pilate
Source
Gospel of John The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
Greek
Time
90 90s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st John 18:38).