There can be only one permanent revolution-a moral one.

Leo Tolstoy

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Moral progress Revolution Morality

Author

Leo Tolstoy

Source

Three Methods of Reform

Medium

Essay

Language

Russian

Time

1900 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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Russia Europe

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Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. "Three Methods of Reform." Pamphlets: Translated from the Russian. Free Age Press, 1900.

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Art is a human activity having for its purpose the transmission to others of the highest and best feelings to which men have risen.

Leo Tolstoy

What Is Art?

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Purpose of art

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Source
What Is Art?
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
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Language
Russian
Time
1897 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
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Tolstoy, Leo. What is Art? London: The Brotherhood Publishing Company, 1898.

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Tolstoy, Leo. What Is Art? Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. Penguin Classics, 1996.

Another quote from the 1900s

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Topic
Carrots and sticks Diplomacy International politics

Author

Theodore Roosevelt
Source
Letters of Theodore Roosevelt
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1900 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. Letter to Henry L. Sprague. 26 Jan. 1900.

Another quote about Revolution

Every revolutionary ends by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic.

Albert Camus

The Rebel

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Revolutionaries Revolution Political theory Politics

Author

Albert Camus
Source
The Rebel
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical literature Political literature
Language
French
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Camus, Albert. L'Homme Revolte [The Rebel]. Gallimard, 1951.

Another quote originally in Russian

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

Nikita Khrushchev

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Topic
Soviet Union Cold War
Speaker
Nikita Khrushchev
Statement Type
Prophecies and predictions Threat
Language
Russian
Time
1956 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Khrushchev, Nikita. Quoted in "Foreign News: We Will Bury You!" Time Magazine, 26 Nov. 1956. Originally stated while addressing western ambassadors. Reception at the Polish embassy. 18 Nov. 1956, Moscow, Russia.