Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.

Ayn Rand

The Fountainhead

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Privacy Civilization

Author

Ayn Rand

Source

The Fountainhead

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Definition

Language

English

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Novelist Writer

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Russia Europe

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Citation

Rand, Ayn. The Fountainhead. Bobbs Merrill, 1943, pt. 4, ch. 18.

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George Orwell
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
Medium
Novel
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Dystopian fiction
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Time
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Citation

Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Secker & Warburg, 1949, pt. 1, ch. 1.

Another quote from 1943

The history of liberty has largely been the history of observance of procedural safeguards.

Felix Frankfurter

McNabb v. United States

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Rule of law Freedom

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Felix Frankfurter
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McNabb v. United States
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Frankfurter, Felix. United States, Supreme Court. McNabb v. United States. United States Reports, vol. 318, 1 Mar. 1943, pp. 339-349. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/318/332/.

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War is capitalism with the gloves off.

Tom Stoppard

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Tom Stoppard
Source
Travesties
Medium
Play
Statement Type
Definition
Language
English
Time
1974 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
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Stoppard, Tom. Travesties. Royal Shakespeare Company, 10 June 1974, Aldwych Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1.

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Stoppard, Tom. Travesties. Grove Press, 1994, act 1.