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Man appears to be the missing link between anthropoid apes and human beings.

Konrad Lorenz

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Lorenz, Konrad. Quoted in New York Times Magazine. 11 Apr. 1965.

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Bickel, Alexander M. The Least Dangerous Branch: The Supreme Court at the Bar of Politics. The Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1962, ch. 2.

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Ogilvy, David. Confessions of an Advertising Man. Atheneum, 1963, ch. 5.

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Hardin, Garrett. "The Tragedy of the Commons." Science Magazine, 13 Dec. 1968.

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Steiner, George. Language and Silence. Faber and Faber, 1967.

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A Fistful of Dollars [Per un pugno di dollari]. Directed by Sergio Leone. Jolly Film/Constantin Film/Ocean Films, 1964.

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"The Rain in Spain." My Fair Lady. Directed by George Cukor, performed by Marni Nixon, Audrey Hepburn, et al., Warner Bros., 1964.

That's it baby, when you got it, flaunt it.

Mel Brooks

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The Producers. Directed by Mel Brooks, Crossbow Productions, AVCO Embassy Pictures, 1967.

Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again.

Simon & Garfunkel

The Sound of Silence

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Simon, Paul. "The Sounds of Silence." Performed by Simon & Garfunkel. Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M, Columbia Records, 1964.

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Kennedy, John F. "Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1961, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Dr. Strangelove. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Hawk Films, 1964.

In our village, folk say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

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Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr. "Один день Ивана Денисовича [One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich]." Novy Mir, Nov. 1962.

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Picasso, Pablo. Quoted in Life with Picasso, written by Francoise Gilot and Carlton Lake. McGraw-Hill, 1964, pt. 6.

A dragon lives forever,
But not so, little boys
Painted wings and giants' rings
Make way for other toys.

Peter, Paul and Mary

Puff, The Magic Dragon

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Yarrow, Peter and Leonard Lipton. "Puff, The Magic Dragon." Performed by Peter, Paul and Mary. Moving. Warner Records, 1963.

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Johnson, Lyndon B. "Second Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1965, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Carré, John le. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Victor Gollancz & Pan, 1963, ch. 2.

When the moon is in the seventh house,
And Jupiter aligns with Mars,
Then peace will guide the planets,
And love will steer the stars;
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius.

The 5th Dimension

Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In

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Rado, James and Gerome Ragni. "Medley: Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)." Performed by The 5th Dimension. The Age of Aquarius. Soul City Records, 1969.

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Kennedy, John F. Address accepting the democratic nomination for president. Democratic National Convention. 15 July 1960, Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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Selassie, Haile. Address to the United Nations General Assembly. United Nations General Assembly. 4 Oct. 1963, New York, NY, USA.

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Goldwater, Barry. Quoted in Saturday Evening Post. 31 Aug. 1963.