Evil is unspectacular and always human,
And shares our bed and eats at our table.

W.H. Auden

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Topic

Nature of evil Evil

Author

W.H. Auden

Source

Herman Melville

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Auden, W. H. "Herman Melville." Another Time. Faber and Faber/Random House, 1940.

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It is not rebellion itself that is noble, but its aims, even though its achievements are at times ignoble.

Albert Camus

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Rebellion Resisting authority

Author

Albert Camus
Source
The Rebel
Medium
Novel
Genre
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Language
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Time
1947 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Camus, Albert. L'Homme Revolte [The Rebel]. Gallimard, 1951.

Another quote from 1940

Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth lasts for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour.'

Winston Churchill

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Topic
World War II British empire
Speaker
Winston Churchill
Source
Their Finest Hour
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Their Finest Hour." House of Commons meeting. 18 June 1940, The Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK. Address.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Alone: Their Finest Hour." Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Great Speeches, edited by David Cannadine. Penguin Classics, 2007.