I do not know why the necessity of God
Should feed on grief; but it seems so.

Christopher Fry

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Topic

Need of God Grief

Speaker

Moses

Author

Christopher Fry

Source

The Firstborn

Medium

Play

Language

English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Playwright Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Fry, Christopher. The Firstborn. Cambridge University Press, 1946, act 3, sc. 2.

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Talk or dance, but, don't do both things at the same time.

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Genre
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Another quote from 1946

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Topic
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Speaker
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Source
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Medium
Speech
Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Sinews of Peace." 5 Mar. 1946, Westminster College, Fulton, MO, USA. Speech.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "The Soviet Danger: The Iron Curtain." Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Great Speeches, edited by David Cannadine. Penguin Classics, 2007.