The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.

Thomas Jefferson

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Past generations

Author

Thomas Jefferson

Source

Letters of Thomas Jefferson

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1813 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Founding Father American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to John W. Eppes. 24 June 1813.

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It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.

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Notes on the State of Virginia

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Freedom of religion

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Thomas Jefferson
Source
Notes on the State of Virginia
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1787 1780s 18th century
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Original Citation

Jefferson, Thomas [published anonymously]. Notes on the State of Virginia. Paris: Philippe Denis Pierres, 1785, query 17.

Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia, edited by Frank Shuffelton. Penguin Classics, 1998, query 17.

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Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Ozymandias

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Topic
Arrogance Hubris

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Percy Bysshe Shelley
Source
Ozymandias
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1818 1810s 19th century
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Original Citation

Shelley, Percy Bysshe. "Ozymandias." The Examiner. London: Leigh Hunt and John Hunt, 11 Jan. 1818, l. 11.

Current Citation

Shelley, Percy Bysshe. "Ozymandias." Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Major Works, edited by Zachary Leader and Michael O'Neill. Oxford University Press, 2009, I. 11.