The various admirable movements in which I have been engaged have always developed among their members a large lunatic fringe.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Political extremism Politics

Author

Theodore Roosevelt

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1913 1910s 20th century

Occupation

American President Nobel laureate National leader Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. Letter to Henry Cabot Lodge. 27 Feb. 1913.

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What is this life if, full of care,
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Topic
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Medium
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Time
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Citation

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No tyrant need fear till men begin to feel confident in each other.

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Topic
Seeds of revolution Revolution Tyranny Political theory Politics

Author

Aristotle
Source
Politics
Genre
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Language
Greek
Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Aristotle. Politics. 4th century BC, bk. 5.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Politics, translated by R. F. Stalley and Sir Ernest Barker. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 5.

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The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.

Willa Cather

O Pioneers!

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Willa Cather
Source
O Pioneers!
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1913 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Cather, Willa. O Pioneers! Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913, pt. 1, ch. 5.

Current Citation

Cather, Willa. O Pioneers, edited by Sharon O'Brien. W. W. Norton & Company, 2007, pt. 1, ch. 5.