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Famous Quotations: putting quotes on the record

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An in-development quotation research project that aims to trace familiar lines to their sources and explain how certain their attributions are.

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Verdict labels include “Strong Evidence” and “Research in Progress,” leaving space to say “we don’t know yet.”

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The page outlines a source trail that can include speeches, letters, books, newspapers, transcripts, and archives. It also says the project will distinguish documented wording from later paraphrases and use verdicts such as “Strong Evidence” and “Research in Progress”; the homepage describes the resource as still being developed.

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