Tis strange,—but true; for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.

Lord Byron

Don Juan

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Topic

Truth vs. fiction Truth

Author

Lord Byron

Source

Don Juan

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1823 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Lord Byron. Don Juan. London: John Hunt, 1823, canto 14, st. 101.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "Don Juan." Lord Byron: The Major Works, edited by Jerome J. McGann. Oxford University Press, 2008, canto 14, st. 101.

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Who would be free themselves must strike the blow?

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Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

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Topic
Personal liberation Liberation Freedom

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Source
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1818 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Lord Byron. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. London: John Murray, 1812-1818, canto 2, st. 76.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage." Lord Byron: The Major Works, edited by Jerome J. McGann. Oxford University Press, 2008, canto 2, st. 76.

Another quote from the 1820s

Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.

Heinrich Heine

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Topic
Book burning Censorship Freedom of speech and expression Freedom Totalitarianism

Author

Heinrich Heine
Source
Almansor
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragic play
Language
German
Time
1821 1820s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Heine, Heinrich. Almansor. 1821.

Another quote about Truth

Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it.

Mark Twain

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

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Topic
Truth

Author

Mark Twain
Source
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
Genre
Travel writing
Statement Type
Joke
Language
English
Time
1897 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Twain, Mark. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1897, ch. 7.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. "Following the Equator." Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator, Other Travels, edited by Roy Blount Jr. Library of America, 2010, ch. 7.