Departure beyond the borders of my country is for me equivalent to death.

Boris Pasternak

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Topic

Travel

Author

Boris Pasternak

Medium

Letter

Language

Russian

Time

1958 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Russia Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Pasternak, Boris. Letter to Nikita Khrushchev. 30 Oct. 1958.

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The day that this country ceases to be free for irreligion, it will cease to be free for religion—except for the sect that can win political power.

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Freedom of religion

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Robert H. Jackson
Source
Zorach v. Clauson
Medium
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Time
1952 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
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Imagination labors best in distant fields.

Mark Twain

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Mark Twain
Source
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1869 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
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Twain, Mark. The Innocents Abroad. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1869.

Current Citation

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Another quote originally in Russian

But perhaps the universe is suspended on the tooth of some monster.

Anton Chekhov

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Topic
Nature of the universe The universe

Author

Anton Chekhov
Medium
Personal journal
Language
Russian
Time
1904 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Chekhov, Anton. Personal notebook entry. c. 1904.