Literary notes about Guarantee (AI summary)
The term guarantee in literature serves a dual role, functioning both as a promise of reliability and as a metaphor for certainty or security. Authors deploy it to denote a tangible assurance—such as a financial or political commitment that secures an agreement or outcome [1][2][3]—and also to express more abstract certainties, like the intrinsic validity of an idea or the inevitable nature of certain truths [4][5][6]. In narrative contexts, the word often appears to underline personal credibility or to solidify a bond of trust between characters [7][8][9], while in philosophical works it may represent the inherent foundation of an argument or system, essentially guaranteeing its coherence or persistence [10][11][12].
- She did not hesitate, however, but without any financial guarantee, began her work there September 24.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper - It seems very likely that the British Government may now fall out also and stop the meagre [ 343 ] guarantee of £1,000.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - In order to remedy these inconveniencies, a bank was established in 1609, under the guarantee of the city.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith - Thus this sort of self-evidence is an absolute guarantee of truth.
— from The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell - Supposing that the greatest possible rationality were given to mankind, this certainly would not guarantee the longest possible existence for them!
— from The Dawn of Day by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Therefore, if self-evidence is a guarantee of truth, our ancestors must have been mistaken in thinking their beliefs about the Antipodes self-evident.
— from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell - Another voice which Tommy rather thought was that of Boris replied: “Will you guarantee that there are results?”
— from The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie - “And what guarantee will you give me,” asked she, “if I consent to confide this message to you?”
— from The three musketeers by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - "If I guarantee them, that is enough for you.
— from The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle - assure, warrant, guarantee; covenant &c. 769; attest &c. (bear witness)
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget - And thus this guarantee of nature makes it a duty that we should labour for this end, an end which is no mere chimera.
— from Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay by Immanuel Kant - So Ivan Fyodorovitch's presence seemed to every one a guarantee of peace and order in the house.
— from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky