Martyrdom

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For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

Jesus

Matthew 16:25

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Martyrdom Salvation

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 16:25).

Martyrdom covers a multitude of sins.

Mark Twain

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Martyrdom

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Journals of Mark Twain

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1903 1900s 20th century

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Citation

Twain, Mark. Mark Twain's Notebook, edited by Albert Bigelow Paine. The Mark Twain Company, 1932, ch. 33. Originally from Notebook, 23 May 1903.

The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.

Soren Kierkegaard

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Topic

Tyranny Martyrdom

Author

Soren Kierkegaard

Source

Journals of Soren Kierkegaard

Medium

Personal journal

Language

Danish

Time

1848 1840s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Kierkegaard, Soren. Journal entry. c. 1848.

Current Citation

Kierkegaard, Soren. The Journals of Kierkegaard, translated by Alexander Dru. Harper Torch, 1959.

He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

Jesus

Matthew 10:39

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Topic

Martyrdom Salvation

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 10:39).

To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely.

Jorge Luis Borges

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Topic

Martyrdom Religious observance Piety Religion

Author

Jorge Luis Borges

Source

Deutsches Requiem El Aleph

Medium

Short story

Language

Spanish

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Borges, Jorge Luis. "Deutsches Requiem." Sur, Feb. 1946.

Current Citation

Borges, Jorge Luis. "Deutsches Requiem." The Aleph and Other Stories, translated by Andrew Hurley. Penguin Classics, 2004.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

Voltaire

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Martyrdom

Author

Voltaire

Medium

Letter

Language

French

Time

1776 1770s 18th century

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Citation

Voltaire. Letter to Jean le Rond d'Alembert. 8 Feb. 1776.

Faith is something you die for; a doctrine is something you kill for: there is all the difference in the world.

Tony Benn

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Topic

Faith Martyrdom Fanaticism Religious extremism Religion

Author

Tony Benn

Source

The Observer

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Benn, Tony. "Sayings of the Week." The Observer, 16 Apr. 1989.