Order

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What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order.

P.D. James

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Order

Speaker

P.D. James

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

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Citation

James, P. D. Quoted in Face Magazine. Dec. 1986.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Henry Adams

The Education of Henry Adams

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Order vs. chaos Chaos Order

Author

Henry Adams

Source

The Education of Henry Adams

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1907 1900s 20th century

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Original Citation

Adams, Henry. The Education of Henry Adams. 1907, ch. 16.

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Adams, Henry. "The Education of Henry Adams." Democracy, Esther, Mont Saint Michel and Chartres, The Education of Henry Adams. Library of America, 1983, ch. 16.

The word "freedom" means for me not a point of departure but a genuine point of arrival. The point of departure is defined by the word "order." Freedom cannot exist without the concept of order.

Prince Metternich

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Ordered liberty Freedom Order Law and order

Author

Prince Metternich

Language

German

Time

1859 1850s 19th century

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Citation

Metternich, Klemens von. Mein Politisches Testament [My Political Testament]. c. 1880.