Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Booker T. Washington

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Character Overcoming obstacles Personal responsibility

Speaker

Booker T. Washington

Source

Democracy and Education

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1896 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Civil rights activist Educator Writer

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United States

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Citation

Washington, Booker T. "Democracy and America." 30 Sept. 1896, Institute of Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

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William James

The Principles of Psychology

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William James
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The Principles of Psychology
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1890 1890s 19th century
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James, William. The Principles of Psychology. Vol. 1, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1890, ch. 13.

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The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool.

Aristotle

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Corrosive effects of wealth Downsides of wealth Wealth Character Fools

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Aristotle
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Rhetoric
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Aristotle. Rhetoric. 322 BC, bk. 2, pt. 16, sect. 3.

Current Citation

Aristotle. The Art of Rhetoric, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2018, bk. 2, pt. 16, sect. 3.

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I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

I Have a Dream

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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I Have a Dream
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Language
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Time
1963 1960s 20th century
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King, Martin Luther, Jr. "I Have a Dream." March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. 28 Aug. 1963, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, USA.