No graven images may be
Worshipped, except the currency.

Arthur Hugh Clough

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Topic

Love of money Money

Author

Arthur Hugh Clough

Language

English

Time

1862 1860s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Clough, Arthur Hugh. "The Latest Decalogue." Poems. Macmillan and Company, 1862, I. 3.

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For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.

William Ross Wallace

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Topic
Raising kids Parents and children Power of education Value of education

Author

William Ross Wallace
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1865 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Wallace, William Ross. What Rules the World. 1865.

Current Citation

Wallace, William Ross. "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle." Poetry for a Lifetime: All-Time Favorite Poems to Delight and Inspire All Ages, edited by Samuel Norfleet Etheredge. MiraVista Press, 1999.

Another quote about Money

Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Discourse on Political Economy

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Accumulation of wealth Money

Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Source
Discourse on Political Economy
Genre
Political literature
Language
French
Time
1755 1750s 18th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Discours sur l'economie politique [Discourse on Political Economy]. Encyclopédie, 1755.

Current Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Discourse on the Political Economy." The Basic Political Writings, translated by Donald A. Cress. Hackett, 2012.

Another quote from 1862

I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.

Abraham Lincoln

Emancipation Proclamation

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End of slavery Slavery
Speaker
Abraham Lincoln
Source
Emancipation Proclamation
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1862 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Final Emancipation Proclamation," or "Proclamation 95." 22 Sept. 1862.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Final Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.