It is easier to make war than to make peace.

Il est plus facile de faire la guerre que la paix.

Georges Clemenceau

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Topic

War and peace War Peace

Speaker

Georges Clemenceau

Source

Speech on Peace

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

French

Time

1919 1910s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

From

France Europe

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Citation

Clemenceau, Georges. "Discours de Paix [Speech on Peace]." 20 July 1919, Verdun, France.

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The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.

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World War I
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Sir Edward Grey
Statement Type
Prophecies and predictions
Language
English
Time
1914 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Grey, Edward. Twenty-Five Years, 1892-1916. Vo1. 2, Frederick A. Stokes, 1925, ch. 18.

Another quote about War

Laws are silent in time of war.

Cicero

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Rule of law Law Legal theory Political theory War
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Cicero
Source
Pro Milone
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
Latin
Time
52 BC 50s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [In Defense of Milo]. c. 52 BC, sect. 11.

Current Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [For Milo], translated by D. H. Berry. Oxford University Press, 2009, sect. 11.

Another quote from 1919

Freedom is always freedom for the one who thinks differently.

Rosa Luxemburg

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Topic
Minority rights Freedom

Author

Rosa Luxemburg
Source
The Russian Revolution
Genre
Political literature Historical literature
Language
German
Time
1919 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Luxemburg, Rosa. "The Russian Revolution." The Russian Revolution and Leninism or Marxism? Trans. Bertram Wolfe. University of Michigan Press, 1961, ch. 6. Originally, Die russische Revolution [The Russian Revolution]. Paul Levi, 1922, ch. 6.

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We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression-everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way-everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want... Everywhere in the world. The fourth is freedom from fear... Anywhere in the world.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Topic
Freedom of speech and expression Freedom American politics
Speaker
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. "The Four Freedoms." State of the Union Message to Congress. 6 Jan. 1941, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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When we abolish the slavery of half of humanity, together with the whole system of hypocrisy that it implies, then the "division" of humanity will reveal its genuine significance and the human couple will find its true form.

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Topic
Women's equality Men and women

Author

Simone de Beauvoir
Source
The Second Sex
Genre
Historical literature Feminist literature
Language
French
Time
1949 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

De Beauvoir, Simone. Le Deuxième Sexe [The Second Sex]. Vol. 2, Gallimard, 1949.

Current Citation

De Beauvoir, Simone. The Second Sex, translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier. Vintage, 2011.