“I have given them life instead of death, freedom instead of the cords of superstition, beauty and truth instead of corruption and exploitation.”
Akhenaten, as portrayed in Akhnaton (1937); Christie later revised the play slightly in 1972, and it was published in 1973.
Context: I have given them life instead of death, freedom instead of the cords of superstition, beauty and truth instead of corruption and exploitation. The old bad days are over for them, the Light of the Aton has risen, and they can dwell in peace and harmony freed from the shadow of fear and oppression.
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Agatha Christie320
English mystery and detective writer 1890–1976Related quotes
“Having made the decision to love, had I chosen life instead of death?”
Richard Bach (1936) American spiritual writer
Source: The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story
“I believe there are ways whose ends are life instead of death.”
William Saroyan (1908–1981) American writer
Inhale and Exhale (1936), Antranik and the Spirit of Armenia
“We need some honesty and sincerity instead of corrupt government in Washington.”
Jack Kevorkian (1928–2011) American pathologist, euthanasia activist
As quoted in "Kevorkian Plans Congressional Run" (13 March 2008), Fox News
2000s, 2008
Sören Kierkegaard (1813–1855) Danish philosopher and theologian, founder of Existentialism
Source: The Living Thoughts Of Kierkegaard
Ted Cruz (1970) American politician
2010s, Speech at the Republican National Convention (July 20, 2016)
“The lie was dead
And damned, and truth stood up instead.”
Robert Browning (1812–1889) English poet and playwright of the Victorian Era
Bells and Pomegranates No. III: Dramatic Lyrics: Count Gismond (1842), xiii.
