1784

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Kant, Immanuel. "Idee zu einer allgemeinen Geschichte in weltbürgerlicher Absicht [Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose]." Berlinische Monatsschrift, Nov. 1784.

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Burke, Edmund. "Speech at a County Meeting of Buckinghamshire." 1784, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

The triumph of hope over experience.

Samuel Johnson

Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, by James Boswell

On a man who married again after the death of his first wife, with whom he had been unhappy.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, written by James Boswell. Vol. 1, London: Charles Dilly, 1791, "1770," aetat. 61.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, written by James Boswell. Vol. 1, London: Charles Dilly, 1791, "1776," aetat. 46.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

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Burns, Robert. Man was made to Mourn: A Dirge. 1784, st. 11.

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Burns, Robert. "Man Was Made to Mourn. A Dirge." Robert Burns: Selected Poems, edited Carol Mcguirk. Penguin Classics, 1994, I. 11.

Sapere aude! Have the courage to use your own reason! This is the motto of the Enlightenment.

Immanuel Kant

What is Enlightenment?

"Sapere aude" is a Latin phrase meaning "dare to know."

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Kant, Immanuel. "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung? [Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment?]." Berlinische Monatsschrift, Dec. 1784.

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Kant, Immanuel. "An Answer to the Question: 'What is Enlightenment'?" Kant: Political Writings, edited by H. S. Reiss, translated by H. B. Nisbet. Cambridge University Press, 1991.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, by Hester Lynch Piozzi. London: Thomas Cadell, 1786.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, written by James Boswell. Vol. 1, London: Charles Dilly, 1791, "1755," aetat. 46.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

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Robespierre, Maximilien. Discours sur les peines infamantes [Discorse on Infamous]. 1784, The Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Arras, Arras, France.

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Burns, Robert. Man was made to Mourn: A Dirge. 1784, st. 11.

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Burns, Robert. "Man Was Made to Mourn. A Dirge." Robert Burns: Selected Poems, edited Carol Mcguirk. Penguin Classics, 1994, I. 11.

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De Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron. La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro [The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro]. 27 Apr. 1784, Théâtre Français, Paris, France, act 4, sc. 1.

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De Beaumarchais, Pierre- Augustin Caron. "The Marriage of Figaro." The Figaro Trilogy, translated by David Coward. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 4, sc. 1.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, written by James Boswell. Vol. 1, London: Charles Dilly, 1791, "1733," aetat. 24.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

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De Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron. La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro [The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro]. 27 Apr. 1784, Théâtre Français, Paris, France, act 2, sc. 21.

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De Beaumarchais, Pierre- Augustin Caron. "The Marriage of Figaro." The Figaro Trilogy, translated by David Coward. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 2, sc. 21.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in journal entry, written by James Boswell. c. June 1784.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, written by James Boswell. Vol. 1, London: Charles Dilly, 1791, "1766," aetat. 57.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

Love's pleasure lasts but a moment;
Love's sorrow lasts all through life.

Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian

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De Florian, Jean-Pierre Claris. Celestine. 1784.