History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

Abba Eban

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Topic

Learning from the past History Human nature

Speaker

Abba Eban

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Diplomat Politician

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Eban, Abba. Speech in London. 16 Dec. 1970, London, England, UK.

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We don't need no education.
We don't need no thought control.
No dark sarcasm in the classroom.
Teacher, leave them kids alone.
Hey! Teacher! Leave them kids alone!

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Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2

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Topic
The man Resisting authority
Speaker
Pink Floyd
Source
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 The Wall
Medium
Song Album
Genre
Rock music
Language
English
Time
1979 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Waters, Roger. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2." Performed by Pink Floyd. The Wall. Harvest Records/Columbia Records, 1979.

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The tyrant grinds down his slaves and they don't turn against him; they crush those beneath them.

Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

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Topic
Shit rolls downhill Human nature
Speaker
Heathcliff

Author

Emily Brontë
Source
Wuthering Heights
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1847 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Brontë, Emily, [published as Ellis Bell]. Wuthering Heights. Vol. 1, London: Thomas Cautley Newby, 1847, ch. 11.

Current Citation

Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Heights, edited by Alexandra Lewis. W. W. Norton & Company, 2019, ch. 11.