A general association of nations must be formed... For the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike.

Woodrow Wilson

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Topic

International politics

Speaker

Woodrow Wilson

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1918 1910s 20th century

Occupation

American President Nobel laureate National leader Politician

From

United States

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Original Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. "The Fourteen Points." Congress meeting. 8 Jan. 1918, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA. Address.

Current Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. "The Fourteen Points." Woodrow Wilson: Essential Writings and Speeches of the Scholar-President, edited by Mario R. DiNunzio. NYU Press, 2006.

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To be born is to be wrecked on an island.

J.M. Barrie

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Topic
The human condition

Author

J.M. Barrie
Source
The Coral Island
Language
English
Time
1913 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Barrie, J. M. Quoted in The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean, by R. M. Ballantyne. James Nisbet and Co., 1913, preface.

Another quote about International politics

The social progress, order, security and peace of each country are necessarily connected with the social progress, order, security and peace of all other countries.

Pope John XXIII

Pacem in Terris

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Topic
Interconnectedness of all people International politics

Author

Pope John XXIII
Source
Pacem in Terris
Medium
Letter
Genre
Papal encyclical Religious literature
Language
Latin
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Pope John XXIII. "Pacem in Terris [Peace on Earth]." Litterae Encyclicae [Encyclical Letter]. 11 Apr. 1963, pt. 4.

Another quote from 1918

The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.

Wilfred Owen

Dulce et Decorum Est

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Topic
Dying for one's country Self-sacrifice Patriotism War

Author

Wilfred Owen
Source
Dulce et Decorum Est
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1918 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 0
Original Citation

Owen, Wilfred. "Dulce et Decorum Est." Poems by Wilfred Owen. Chatto & Windus, 1920.

Current Citation

Owen, Wilfred. "Dulce et Decorum Est." The War Poems Of Wilfred Owen. Random House UK, 2018.

Another quote from the following genre Political speech

From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.

Winston Churchill

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Topic
Cold War Soviet Union
Speaker
Winston Churchill
Source
Sinews of Peace
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Sinews of Peace." 5 Mar. 1946, Westminster College, Fulton, MO, USA. Speech.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "The Soviet Danger: The Iron Curtain." Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Great Speeches, edited by David Cannadine. Penguin Classics, 2007.