From religion comes a man's purpose; from science his power to achieve it.

William Henry Bragg

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Science and religion Purpose of religion Religion Purpose of science Science

Author

William Henry Bragg

Source

The World of Sound

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1920 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Physicist Scientist

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Bragg, William Henry. "Sound in War." c. Christmas 1919, The Royal Institution, Westminster, London, England, UK. Lecture.

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The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.

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Source
Olmstead v. United States
Medium
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Time
1928 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Brandeis, Louis. Dissenting Opinion. Olmstead v. United States. United States Reports, vol. 277, 4 June 1928, pp. 471-485. Justia, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/277/438/.

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The most preposterous notion that Homo sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of all the Universes, wants the saccharine adoration of His creatures, can be swayed by their prayers, and becomes petulant if He does not receive this flattery. Yet this absurd fantasy, without a shred of evidence to bolster it, pays all the expenses of the oldest, largest, and least productive industry in all history.

Robert A. Heinlein

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God and man Nature of God Religion

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Robert A. Heinlein
Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Citation

Heinlein, Robert A. "Intermission." Time Enough for Love. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1973.

Another quote from 1920

If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,-
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.

Wilfred Owen

Dulce et Decorum Est

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Horrors of war War

Author

Wilfred Owen
Source
Dulce et Decorum Est
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1920 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Owen, Wilfred. "Dulce et Decorum Est." Poems by Wilfred Owen. Chatto & Windus, 1920.

Current Citation

Owen, Wilfred. "Dulce et Decorum Est." The War Poems Of Wilfred Owen. Random House UK, 2018.