There are no second acts in American lives.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Topic

Second chances Redemption America

Author

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Source

The Last Tycoon

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Last Tycoon. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941, notes.

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The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

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New York City

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F. Scott Fitzgerald
Source
The Great Gatsby
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1925 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925, ch. 4.

Another quote from the 1940s

An armed society is a polite society.

Robert A. Heinlein

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Topic
Gun rights Guns
Speaker
Mordan Claude

Author

Robert A. Heinlein
Source
Beyond This Horizon
Medium
Novel
Genre
Science fiction
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Heinlein, Robert A [published as Anson MacDonald]. "Beyond This Horizon." Astounding Science Fiction, Apr. 1942 - May 1942.

Another quote about America

America is God's crucible, the great melting pot where all the races of Europe are melting and reforming!

Israel Zangwill

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Topic
Immigration America
Speaker
David Quixano

Author

Israel Zangwill
Source
The Melting Pot
Medium
Play
Genre
Drama (play) Drama
Language
English
Time
1908 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Zangwill, Israel. The Melting Pot. 5 Oct. 1908, Columbia Theatre, Washington, DC, USA, act 1.

Another quote from 1940

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

Winston Churchill

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Topic
World War II
Speaker
Winston Churchill
Source
The Few
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "The Few." House of Commons meeting. 20 Aug. 1940, The Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK. Address.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "The Battle of Britain: 'The Few'." Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Great Speeches, edited by David Cannadine. Penguin Classics, 2007.