O poor mortals, how ye make this Earth bitter for each other.

Thomas Carlyle

The French Revolution: A History

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Topic

Man's cruelty to man

Author

Thomas Carlyle

Source

The French Revolution: A History

Genre

Historical literature

Statement Type

Lament

Language

English

Time

1837 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. The French Revolution: A History. London: James Fraser, 1837, pt. 1, bk. 5, ch. 5.

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"A fair day's-wages for a fair day's work:" it is as just a demand as Governed men ever made of Governing. It is the everlasting right of man.

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Workers' rights Human rights Citizen and state

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Source
Past and Present
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. Past and Present. London: Chapman and Hall, 1843, bk. 1, ch. 3.

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This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Topic
Making the most

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
The American Scholar
Medium
Speech
Language
English
Time
1837 1830s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "The American Scholar." Phi Beta Kappa Society of Harvard College. 31 Aug. 1837, First Parish in Cambridge, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "The American Scholar (1837)." The Portable Emerson, edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer. Penguin Classics, 2014.