1937

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My funny valentine,
Sweet comic valentine,
You make me smile with my heart.
Your looks are laughable,
Unphotographable,
Yet you're my fav'rite work of art.

Lorenz Milton Hart

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Topic

Being in love

Author

Lorenz Milton Hart

Source

My Funny Valentine Babes in Arms

Medium

Song Musical

Genre

Great American songbook

Statement Type

Profession of love

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Hart, Lorenz. "My Funny Valentine." Babes in Arms. Composed by Richard Rodgers. 14 Apr. 1937, Shubert Theatre, New York City, New York, USA.

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As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents.

George Orwell

The Road to Wigan Pier

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Topic

Christianity Socialism

Author

George Orwell

Source

The Road to Wigan Pier

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Orwell, George. The Road to Wigan Pier. Victor Gollancz, 1937, pt. 2, ch. 11.

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Liberalism is extremely harmful in a revolutionary collective. It is corrosive which eats away unity, undermines cohesion, causes apathy, and creates dissension.

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Topic

Revolution Liberalism Political intolerance Authoritarianism

Author

Mao Zedong

Source

Combat Liberalism

Genre

Political literature

Language

Chinese

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Zedong, Mao. Combat Liberalism. 1937.

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I was told that desire for learning in women was against the will of God.

Mary Butts

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Topic

Oppression of women Women's rights Education

Author

Mary Butts

Source

The Crystal Cabinet

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Butts, Mary. The Crystal Cabinet: My Childhood at Salterns. London: Metheun & Co., 1937.

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Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.

Aldous Huxley

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Topic

Technological progress Progress

Author

Aldous Huxley

Source

Ends and Means

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Huxley, Aldous. Ends and Means (an Enquiry Into the Nature of Ideals and Into the Methods Employed for Their Realization). Chatto & Windus, 1937, ch. 1.