There is always a certain meanness in the argument of conservatism, joined with a certain superiority in its fact.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Conservative

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Conservatism Politics

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source

The Conservative

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1841 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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United States

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Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "The Conservative." 9 Dec. 1841, Masonic Temple, Boston, MA, USA.

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For, though the origin of most of our words is forgotten, each word was at first a stroke of genius, and obtained currency, because for the moment it symbolized the world to the first speaker and to the hearer. The etymologist finds the deadest word to have been once a brilliant picture.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays: Second Series (Emerson)

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
The Poet Essays: Second Series (Emerson)
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1844 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “The Poet.” Essays: Second Series. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1844.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "The Poet (1844)." The Portable Emerson, edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer. Penguin Classics, 2014.

Another quote from the 1840s

In proportion as the antagonism between classes within the nation vanishes, the hostility of one nation to another will come to an end.

Karl Marx

The Communist Manifesto

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Class conflict End of war Political theory

Author

Karl Marx
Source
The Communist Manifesto
Medium
Pamphlet
Genre
Political literature Economic literature
Statement Type
Prophecies and predictions
Language
German
Time
1848 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels. Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei [Manifesto of the Communist Party]. London, 1848, pt. 2.

Current Citation

Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels. The Communist Manifesto, translated by Samuel Moore and edited by Gareth Stedman Jones. Penguin Classics, 2015, pt. 2.

Another quote about Politics

The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.

Che Guevara

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Conditions for revolution Revolution Revolutionary politics Politics

Author

Che Guevara
Source
Libération (Newspaper)
Medium
Interview
Language
Spanish
Time
1967 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Guevara, Che. Interviewed by Boualam Rouissi. Libération, 17-23 Mar. 1965.