It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace, a peace that would last. But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It has made the prospect of future war unendurable.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Topic

Nuclear weapons

Speaker

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Source

The Atomic Bomb and College Education

Medium

Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Language

English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Physicist Scientist

From

United States

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Citation

Oppenheimer, Julius Robert. "The Atomic Bomb and College Education." Commencement ceremony. 28 Feb. 1946, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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You've got to be taught
Before it's too late
Before you are six, or seven, or eight
To hate all the people your relatives hate
You've got to be carefully taught.

Rodgers and Hammerstein

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Topic
Hate Prejudice and bias

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Rodgers and Hammerstein
Source
You've Got to Be Carefully Taught South Pacific
Medium
Song Musical
Genre
Great American songbook
Language
English
Time
1949 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Hammerstein, Oscar, II. "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught." South Pacific. Composted by Richard Rodgers. 1949, Majestic Theatre, New York City, New York, USA.

Another quote from 1946

"Life is trouble," Zorba continued. "Death, no. To Live-do you know what that means? To undo your belt and look for trouble!"

Nikos Kazantzakis

Zorba the Greek

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Topic
Living life to the fullest
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Zorba

Author

Nikos Kazantzakis
Source
Zorba the Greek
Medium
Novel
Language
Greek
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
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Original Citation

Kazantzakis, Nikos. Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά [Life and State of Alexis Zorba]. Athens: Dimitrakou, 1946, ch. 8.

Current Citation

Kazantzakis, Nikos. Zorba the Greek, translated by Peter Bien. Simon & Schuster, 2014, ch. 8.