Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base.

George S. Patton

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Topic

War

Speaker

George S. Patton

Medium

Speech

Genre

Military speech

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Military officer

From

United States

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Patton, George Smith. Address to the troops. 5 June 1944, England, UK.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
1941 1940s 20th century
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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Another quote from 1944

Hell is other people.

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Garcin

Author

Jean-Paul Sartre
Source
No Exit
Medium
Play
Language
French
Time
1944 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Sartre, Jean Paul. Huis-clos [No Exit]. May 1944, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, Paris, France, act 1, sc. 5.

Current Citation

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