From a very early age, I had imbibed the opinion, that it was every man's duty to do all that lay in his power to leave his country as good as he had found it.

William Cobbett

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Topic

Civic duty Citizenship

Author

William Cobbett

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1832 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Cobbett, William. Political Register. 22 Dec. 1832.

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This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Topic
Making the most

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
The American Scholar
Medium
Speech
Language
English
Time
1837 1830s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "The American Scholar." Phi Beta Kappa Society of Harvard College. 31 Aug. 1837, First Parish in Cambridge, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "The American Scholar (1837)." The Portable Emerson, edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer. Penguin Classics, 2014.