Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle.

Edna Ferber

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Topic

Single women Single life

Speaker

Edna Ferber

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1929 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ferber, Edna. Comment at a round table. Algonquin Round Table. c. 1929, Algonquin Hotel, New York City, NY, USA.

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We have buried the putrid corpse of liberty.

Benito Mussolini

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Topic
Fascism

Author

Benito Mussolini
Language
Italian
Time
1923 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Mussolini, Benito. "Forza e consenso [Strength and Consent]." Da Gerarchia. Mar. 1923.

Current Citation

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Donald Trump

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Topic
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Author

Donald Trump
Medium
Tweet
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
2018 2010s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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