Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Booker T. Washington

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Topic

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

From

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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We do not seek for truth in the abstract... Every man sees what he looks for, and hears what he listens for, and nothing else.

George Bernard Shaw

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Topic
Confirmation bias Cognitive biases Seeking the truth

Author

George Bernard Shaw
Source
Letters of George Bernard Shaw
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1891 1890s 19th century
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Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. Letter to E. C. Chapman. 29 July 1891.

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He that lieth down with Dogs, shall rise up with Fleas.

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

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Topic
Negative influences The company one keeps Influences Reputation Character

Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)
Source
Poor Richard's Almanack
Medium
Almanac
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1733 1730s 18th century
Era
Colonial America
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Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1733.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1733." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

Another quote from the following genre Political speech

Our whole duty, for the present, at any rate, is summed up in this motto, "America first."

Woodrow Wilson

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Topic
American foreign policy Isolationism
Speaker
Woodrow Wilson
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1915 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. "America First." Associated Press Luncheon. 20 Apr. 1915, New York City, NY, USA. Address.