A great chess-player is not a great man, for he leaves the world as he found it. No act terminating in itself constitutes greatness.

William Hazlitt

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Chess Great men

Author

William Hazlitt

Language

English

Time

1821 1820s 19th century

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Hazlitt, William. "The Indian Jugglers." Table-Talk; Or, Original Essays. Vol. 1, London: John Warren, 1821.

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Hazlitt, William. "The Indian Jugglers." The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, edited by Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford University Press, 2021.

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1823 State of the Union Presidential State of the Union addresses
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Time
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Citation

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