God has been replaced, as he has all over the West, with respectability and air conditioning.

Amiri Baraka

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Topic

Decline of religion Death of God God Disenchanted world

Author

Amiri Baraka

Source

What Does Nonviolence Mean?

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Black writer Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Baraka, Amiri (aka Imamu Amiri Baraka). "What Does Non-Violence Mean?" Midstream. Dec. 1963, vol. IX, no. 4.

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How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?...
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

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Blowin' in the Wind

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Bob Dylan
Source
Blowin' in the Wind The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Medium
Song
Genre
Folk music
Statement Type
Question
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Dylan, Bob. "Blowin' in the Wind." The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Columbia Records, 1963.

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It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe that there are.

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Topic
Existence of God God

Author

Ovid
Source
Ars Amatoria
Medium
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Language
Latin
Time
2 0s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Ovid. Ars Amatoria [The Art of Love]. c. 2 AD, bk. 1.

Current Citation

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