Refuse to be an accomplice.

Simone Weil

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Topic

Political courage Standing up for what's right Courage Politics

Author

Simone Weil

Source

Journals of Simone Weil

Medium

Personal journal

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

French

Time

1933 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Activist Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Weil, Simone. Personal notebook entry. c 1933.

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Another quote from the 1930s

Southern trees bear a strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black body swinging in the Southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.

Lewis Allan

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Lewis Allan
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Strange Fruit
Medium
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Language
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Time
1937 1930s 20th century
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Allan, Lewis. "Strange Fruit." Performed by Billie Holiday. Commodore Records, 1939.

Another quote about Politics

The happiness of society is the end of government.

John Adams

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Topic
Purpose of government Political theory Politics

Author

John Adams
Source
Thoughts on Government, Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies
Medium
Pamphlet
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1776 1770s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
Authentication Score 2
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Adams, John. Thoughts on Government, Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 1776.

Current Citation

Adams, John. "Thoughts on Government, Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies, April 1776." John Adams: Revolutionary Writings 1775-1783, edited by Gordon S. Wood. Library of America, 2011.

Another quote originally in French

The great mystery is not that we should have been thrown down here at random between the profusion of matter and that of the stars; it is that from our very prison we should draw, from our own selves, images powerful enough to deny our nothingness.

Andre Malraux

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Topic
The human condition
Speaker
Walter

Author

Andre Malraux
Source
The Walnut Trees of Altenburg
Medium
Novel
Language
French
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Malraux, Andre. Les Noyers de l'Altenburg [The Walnut Trees of Altenburg]. Gallimard, c. 1948.

Another quote of the following type Orders and commands

Be still, and know that I am God.

Psalm 46:10

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Stillness Meditation God
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Psalms The Bible
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Scripture
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Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Hebrew
Time
450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 46:10).