For of those to whom much is given, much is required.

John F. Kennedy

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Topic

Duty

Speaker

John F. Kennedy

Source

City Upon a Hill (Speech)

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Kennedy, John F. Address to a Joint Convention of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 9 Jan. 1961, The State House, Boston, MA, USA.

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John F. Kennedy

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Topic
The 60s
Speaker
John F. Kennedy
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1960 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Even if it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, go on out and sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures; sweep streets like Handel and Beethoven composed music; sweep streets like Shakespeare wrote poetry; (Go ahead) sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will have to pause and say, "Here lived a great street sweeper who swept his job well."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Topic
Doing a good job Vocation
Speaker
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Medium
Sermon
Language
English
Time
1967 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life." 9 April 1967, New Convenant Baptist Church, Chicago, IL, USA. Sermon.

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If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.

Abraham Lincoln

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Topic
Slavery

Author

Abraham Lincoln
Source
Letters of Abraham Lincoln
Medium
Letter
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1864 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. Letter to Albert G. Hodges. 4 Apr. 1864.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "To Albert G. Hodges, April 4, 1864." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.