From the Republic of Conscience
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"From the Republic of Conscience" is a politically charged poem by Seamus Heaney that imagines an ideal moral republic founded on personal responsibility, human rights, and individual conscience.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| From the Republic of Conscience canonical | 1 |
| republic of conscience | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: From the Republic of Conscience Context triple: [The Haw Lantern, hasPoem, From the Republic of Conscience]
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A.
Voices of Liberty
Voices of Liberty is an a cappella singing group at EPCOT in Walt Disney World, known for performing patriotic and Americana music in rich, multi-part harmony.
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B.
Conservatives Without Conscience
Conservatives Without Conscience is a political book by former Nixon White House counsel John Dean that critiques the modern conservative movement’s ethical and authoritarian tendencies.
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C.
A Matter of Principle
A Matter of Principle is a collection of essays by legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin that explores the role of moral principles in law, politics, and constitutional interpretation.
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D.
Sovereign Virtue
Sovereign Virtue is a major work of political philosophy by Ronald Dworkin that develops and defends a theory of equality as the central value of a just society.
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E.
The Right and the Power
The Right and the Power is a memoir by Watergate special prosecutor Leon Jaworski that recounts his experiences investigating the Nixon administration and explores the limits of presidential authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: From the Republic of Conscience Target entity description: "From the Republic of Conscience" is a politically charged poem by Seamus Heaney that imagines an ideal moral republic founded on personal responsibility, human rights, and individual conscience.
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A.
Voices of Liberty
Voices of Liberty is an a cappella singing group at EPCOT in Walt Disney World, known for performing patriotic and Americana music in rich, multi-part harmony.
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B.
Conservatives Without Conscience
Conservatives Without Conscience is a political book by former Nixon White House counsel John Dean that critiques the modern conservative movement’s ethical and authoritarian tendencies.
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C.
A Matter of Principle
A Matter of Principle is a collection of essays by legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin that explores the role of moral principles in law, politics, and constitutional interpretation.
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D.
Sovereign Virtue
Sovereign Virtue is a major work of political philosophy by Ronald Dworkin that develops and defends a theory of equality as the central value of a just society.
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E.
The Right and the Power
The Right and the Power is a memoir by Watergate special prosecutor Leon Jaworski that recounts his experiences investigating the Nixon administration and explores the limits of presidential authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
conscientious objection
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moral citizenship ⓘ universal human rights ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Amnesty International ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney ⓘ |
| centralSymbol |
republic of conscience
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linked to:
From the Republic of Conscience
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| commissionedBy | Amnesty International ⓘ |
| commissionPurpose |
to mark Human Rights Day
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to support Amnesty International ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | defenders of human rights ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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political poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | Ambassador of Conscience Award ⓘ |
| hasMotto | no ambassador will ever be relieved ⓘ |
| imagines | ideal moral republic ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Seamus Heaney’s poems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allegory
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imagery ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryForm | free verse ⓘ |
| message |
every person is an ambassador of conscience
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human rights depend on individual moral action ⓘ |
| moralFocus |
duty to speak out against injustice
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non-violence ⓘ respect for human dignity ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| publicationContext | late 20th century ⓘ |
| setting | imaginary republic ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
human rights education materials
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
ethical citizenship
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human rights ⓘ individual conscience ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ political oppression ⓘ solidarity with the oppressed ⓘ |
| tone |
earnest
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moral ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
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Subject: From the Republic of Conscience Description of subject: "From the Republic of Conscience" is a politically charged poem by Seamus Heaney that imagines an ideal moral republic founded on personal responsibility, human rights, and individual conscience.
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linked to: From the Republic of Conscience