Some propose that this was at least in part intended to prevent excessive punishment at the hands of either an avenging private party or the state. The term lex talionis does not always and only refer to literal eye-for-an-eye codes of justice (see rather mirror punishment) but applies to the broader class of legal systems that specifically formulate penalties for specific crimes, which are thought to be fitting in their severity. 3.1.3 Social hierarchy and reciprocal justice.3.1.2 Objective of reciprocal justice in Judaism.Sayers (allegedly) said, “It saves original thought.
I see people using quotes wrong all the time.” He never corrects people because, he says, “that would be obnoxious.”ĭespite the hazards involved, people will probably never stop quoting famous or poetic lines. “There’s nothing wrong with getting quotations wrong,” he adds. Why does O’Toole do all this sleuthing? Because he’d like history to give credit where credit is due, he says-and now that we have the digital tools to set things straight, why not? “I also find it entertaining to see how the quotations have changed over time,” he says. Often the most repeated phrases are found to originate with a journalist, playwright, screenwriter, lesser-known comedian, or even a student. Sometimes it’s an anonymous saying or Chinese proverb grabbed out of the air by a celebrity, which “increases its popularity and transmissibility,” says O’Toole. The book dissects the history of dozens of phrases, including beloved quotations attributed to Maya Angelou, Bill Gates, Anton Chekhov, Albert Einstein, Carl Sagan, and Jon Stewart. “She believed that their lives were important and should be recorded.” “She was interested in the lives of women who were well-behaved,” says O’Toole. The historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich first wrote these words in an essay in 1976, but her point wasn’t so much to glorify those who break social convention.
But that wasn’t where this quotation started. “The modern interpretation, I think, highlights the value of protest and civil-disobedience, i.e., making history,” says O’Toole in an email to Quartz. The Gandhi family told The Yale Book of Quotations editor that they believe the quote should be attributed to Gandhi-but no one has ever been able to provide evidence that he said it. Gandhi, and it seems to succinctly summarize his pacifist views. This piece of wisdom is commonly attributed to the Indian independence movement leader M.K.
“An eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind.” Apply at this office.” Many other true stories of the same theme were printed in ads-carriages would be for sale and eventually a pair of shoes.Ī Hemingway biographer claimed a newspaper syndicator, never named, recounted a story about Hemingway penning the short fiction as part of a bet between friends having lunch. In 1906, one Minnesota newspaper ad under the heading “Terse tales of the town” read: “For sale, baby carriage never been used. In his book he elaborates: “The text of the heartrending very short story evolved over a period of decades, primarily in newspapers.” “There were actual classified ads that were very similar,” O’Toole says.
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