The boisterous sea of liberty indeed is never without a wave.

Thomas Jefferson

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Topic

Freedom as disruptive force Nature of freedom Freedom

Author

Thomas Jefferson

Medium

Letter

Genre

Political writing

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1820 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Founding Father American President National leader Politician

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Marquis de Lafayette. 26 Dec. 1820.

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Another quote by Thomas Jefferson

We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a feather-bed.

Thomas Jefferson

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Topic
Price of freedom

Author

Thomas Jefferson
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1790 1790s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Marquis de Lafayette. 2 Apr. 1790.

Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. "The Marquis de Lafayette, April 2, 1790." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

Another quote from the 1820s

Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.

Heinrich Heine

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Topic
Book burning Censorship Freedom of speech and expression Freedom Totalitarianism

Author

Heinrich Heine
Source
Almansor
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragic play
Language
German
Time
1821 1820s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Heine, Heinrich. Almansor. 1821.

Another quote about Freedom

The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression, even though that cost be blood.

W.E.B. Du Bois

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Topic
Freedom Oppression Political theory

Author

W.E.B. Du Bois
Language
English
Time
1909 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt. John Brown. George W. Jacobs and Company, 1909, ch. 13.

Current Citation

Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt. John Brown. Routledge, 2015, ch. 13.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

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Topic
Adversity
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Author

Louisa May Alcott
Source
Little Women
Medium
Novel
Genre
Coming of age story
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1868 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1868, ch. 44.

Current Citation

Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. Puffin Books, 2014, ch. 44.