1868

Explore 6 quotes from the year 1868

Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.

Susan B. Anthony

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Topic

Women's rights Women's equality Men and women

Author

Susan B. Anthony

Source

The Revolution

Medium

Motto Newspaper

Statement Type

Motto

Language

English

Time

1868 1860s 19th century

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Citation

Anthony, Susan B. The Revolution. 15 Jan. 1868.

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

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Topic

Adversity

Speaker

Amy Curtis March

Author

Louisa May Alcott

Source

Little Women

Medium

Novel

Genre

Coming of age story

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1868 1860s 19th century

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Original Citation

Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1868, ch. 44.

Current Citation

Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. Puffin Books, 2014, ch. 44.

Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light;
I have loved the stars too truly to be fearful of the night.

Sarah Williams

The Old Astronomer

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Topic

Fear of death Death

Author

Sarah Williams

Source

The Old Astronomer

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1868 1860s 19th century

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Citation

Williams, Sarah. "The Old Astronomer." Twilight Hours: A Legacy of Verse. Strahan and Co., 1868, I. 15.

For every man the world is as fresh as it was at the first day, and as full of untold novelties for him who has the eyes to see them.

T.H. Huxley

A Liberal Education

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Topic

Curiosity

Speaker

T.H. Huxley

Source

A Liberal Education

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1868 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Huxley, Thomas Henry. "A Liberal Education." 1868, Working Men's College, London, England, UK.

All places where women are excluded tend downward to barbarism; but the moment she is introduced, there come in with her courtesy, cleanliness, sobriety, and order.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Woman's Sphere

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Topic

Women and society Civilization Women

Speaker

Bob Stephens' Wife

Author

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Source

Woman's Sphere

Language

English

Time

1868 1860s 19th century

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Citation

Stowe, Harriet Beecher. "Woman's Sphere." The Chimney-Corner. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868.

Hebraism and Hellenism,—between these two points of influence moves our world.

Matthew Arnold

Culture and Anarchy

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Topic

Athens and Jerusalem Cultural heritage Classical antiquity

Author

Matthew Arnold

Source

Culture and Anarchy

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1868 1860s 19th century

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Citation

Arnold, Matthew. "Hebraism and Hellenism." Culture and Anarchy: An Essay in Political and Social Criticism. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1869. Originally published in Cornhill Magazine, 1867–68.