1768

Explore 4 quotes from the year 1768

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.

Voltaire

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Topic

Existence of God God

Author

Voltaire

Source

Letter to the Author of The Three Imposters

Medium

Letter

Language

French

Time

1768 1760s 18th century

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Citation

Voltaire. Épître à l'Auteur du Livre des Trois Imposteurs [Letter to the author of The Three Impostors]. 10 Nov. 1770.

Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.

John Dickinson

The Liberty Song

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Topic

American unity

Author

John Dickinson

Source

The Liberty Song

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

1768 1760s 18th century

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Citation

Dickinson, John. "The Liberty Song." Pennsylvania Journal/Pennsylvania Gazette, 7 July 1768.

Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves.

Oliver Goldsmith

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Topic

Nature of love Nature of friendship Love Friendship

Author

Oliver Goldsmith

Source

The Good-Natur'd Man

Medium

Play

Language

English

Time

1768 1760s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Goldsmith, Oliver. The Good Natur'd Man. 1768, Covent Garden Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1.

Current Citation

Goldsmith, Oliver. The Good-Natur'd Man. Cambridge University Press, 2013, act 1.

Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal to any other person whatever.

Joseph Priestley

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Topic

Natural law Human rights Equality

Author

Joseph Priestley

Source

An Essay on the First Principles of Government

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1768 1760s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Priestley, Joseph. An Essay on the First Principles of Government. London: J. Dodsley, 1768.

Current Citation

Priestley, Joseph. "An Essay on the First Principles of Government." Priestley: Political Writings. Cambridge University Press, 1993.