1877

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A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

Samuel Butler (Novelist)

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Author

Samuel Butler (Novelist)

Source

Life and Habit

Genre

Scientific literature

Statement Type

Inversion

Language

English

Time

1877 1870s 19th century

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Citation

Butler, Samuel. Life and Habit. London: Trübner and Co., 1877, ch. 8.

If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?

T.H. Huxley

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Topic

Knowledge

Speaker

T.H. Huxley

Source

On Elemental Instruction in Physiology

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1877 1870s 19th century

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Citation

Huxley, Thomas Henry. "On Elemental Instruction in Physiology." 1877. Lecture.

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.

Lord Acton

The History of Freedom in Antiquity

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Topic

Freedom Political theory Politics

Author

Lord Acton

Source

The History of Freedom in Antiquity

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1877 1870s 19th century

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Citation

Lord Acton. "The History of Freedom in Antiquity." 26 Feb. 1877, Bridgnorth Institute, Bridgnorth, England, UK. Address.

Upon one point there is entire unanimity in public sentiment—that conflicting claims to the Presidency must be amicably and peaceably adjusted, and that when so adjusted the general acquiescence of the nation ought surely to follow.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Inaugural Address of Rutherford B. Hayes

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Topic

Elections American politics

Speaker

Rutherford B. Hayes

Source

Inaugural Address of Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1877 1870s 19th century

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Citation

Hayes, Rutherford B. "Inaugural Address." 5 Mar. 1877, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Becoming a father isn't difficult,
But it's very difficult to be a father.

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Topic

Fatherhood Parenting

Author

Wilhelm Busch

Source

Julchen

Medium

Poem

Language

German

Time

1877 1870s 19th century

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Citation

Busch, Wilhelm. Julchen. Munich: Bassermann, 1877.

No lesson seems to be so deeply inculcated by the experience of life as that you never should trust experts. If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome: if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent: if you believe the soldiers, nothing is safe. They all require to have their strong wine diluted by a very large admixture of insipid common sense.

Lord Salisbury

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Topic

Experts

Author

Lord Salisbury

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1877 1870s 19th century

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Citation

Lord Salisbury. Letter to Lord Lytton. 15 June 1877.

Truly, I think I should go mad if it weren't for music.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Topic

Music

Author

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Source

Letters of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Medium

Letter

Language

Russian

Time

1877 1870s 19th century

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Citation

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Illyich. Letter to Nadezhda von Meck. c. 23 Nov. 1877.