Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

Simeon Strunsky

No Mean City

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Quotations

Author

Simeon Strunsky

Source

No Mean City

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

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Writer

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Citation

Strunsky, Simeon. No Mean City. E.P. Dutton, 1944, ch. 38.

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Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty-never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.

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Speech at Harrow School, October 29, 1941

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Source
Speech at Harrow School, October 29, 1941
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Never Give In." 29 Oct. 1941, Harrow School, Harrow, England, UK. Speech.

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Another quote from 1944

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

George Bernard Shaw

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Topic
Redistribution of wealth

Author

George Bernard Shaw
Source
Everybody's Political What's What?
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1944 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. Everybody's Political What's What? Constable & Company/Dodd, Mead & Company, 1944, ch. 30.