To say, for example, that a man is made up of certain chemical elements is a satisfactory description only for those who intend to use him as a fertilizer.

Hermann Joseph Muller

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Topic

Nature of man Scientism

Author

Hermann Joseph Muller

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Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Scientist

From

United States

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Citation

Muller, H. J. Science and Criticism; the Humanistic Tradition in Contemporary Thought. Yale University Press/Oxford University Press, 1943, ch. 5.

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Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty-never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.

Winston Churchill

Speech at Harrow School, October 29, 1941

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Never giving up Persistence
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Winston Churchill
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Speech at Harrow School, October 29, 1941
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
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Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Never Give In." 29 Oct. 1941, Harrow School, Harrow, England, UK. Speech.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "'Never give in!', 29 October 1941, Harrow School." Never Give In!: Winston Churchill's Speeches. A&C Black, 2013.

Another quote about Nature of man

Man is a social animal.

Baruch Spinoza

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Man as social animal Nature of man

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Baruch Spinoza
Source
Ethics
Medium
Treatise
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Latin
Time
1677 1670s 17th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Spinoza, Baruch. Ethica, Ordine Geometrico Desmonstrata [Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order]. 1677, pt. 4, prop. 35, note.

Current Citation

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Another quote from 1943

There are no atheists in the fox holes.

William Thomas Cummings

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Topic
Facing death God and war War
Speaker
William Thomas Cummings
Language
English
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Cummings, William Thomas. Quoted in I Saw the Fall of the Philippines, by Carlos P. Romulo. Doubleday, 1943, ch. 15.