This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.

Abraham Lincoln

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Topic

Freedom Equality

Author

Abraham Lincoln

Source

Letters of Abraham Lincoln

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1859 1850s 19th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

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Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. Letter to Henry L. Pierce and Others. 6 Apr. 1859.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "To Henry L. Pierce and Others, April 6, 1859." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.

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Another quote from the 1850s

This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God.

Walt Whitman

Leaves of Grass

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Topic
Loving others Serving others Charity

Author

Walt Whitman
Source
Leaves of Grass
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
English
Time
1855 1850s 19th century
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Original Citation

Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, New York: Self-published, 1855, preface.

Current Citation

Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass: The Complete 1855 and 1891-2 Editions. Library of America, 2011, preface to 1855 edition.

Another quote about Freedom

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.

Thomas Jefferson

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Topic
Downsides of freedom Freedom

Author

Thomas Jefferson
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1791 1790s 18th century
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Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Archibald Stuart. 23 Dec. 1791.

Another quote from 1859

Owing to this struggle for life, any variation, however slight and from whatever cause proceeding, if it be in any degree profitable to an individual of any species, in its infinitely complex relations to other organic beings and to external nature, will tend to the preservation of that individual, and will generally be inherited by its offspring. The offspring, also, will thus have a better chance of surviving.

Charles Darwin

On the Origin of Species

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Topic
Natural selection Evolution

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Charles Darwin
Source
On the Origin of Species
Genre
Scientific literature
Language
English
Time
1859 1850s 19th century
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Original Citation

Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. London: John Murray, 1859, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species, edited by William Bynum. Penguin Classics, 2009, ch. 3.