1960s

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No, no. When a man's got money in his pocket, he begins to appreciate peace.

A Fistful of Dollars

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Topic

Middle class values

Speaker

Joe

Actor

Clint Eastwood

Source

A Fistful of Dollars

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

You're talking about mass murder, General, not war!

Dr. Strangelove

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Topic

War

Speaker

President Merkin Muffley

Actor

Peter Sellers

Source

Dr. Strangelove

Medium

Film

Genre

Black comedy (film) War (film) Black comedy War

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

Cause baby there ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough
Ain't no river wide enough
To keep me from getting to you, babe

Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

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Topic

Nature of love

Speaker

Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

Source

Ain't No Mountain High Enough United

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop music Soul

Language

English

Time

1967 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Simpson, Valerie and Nickolas Ashford. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." Performed by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. United. Tamla Records, 1967.

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

Alfred Hitchcock

Quoted in Picture Parade

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Topic

Entertainment

Speaker

Alfred Hitchcock

Source

Picture Parade BBC

Medium

Interview TV program

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hitchcock, Alfred. "Picture Parade." Interviewed by Robert Robinson. BBC, 5 Jul. 1950.

You know, this used to be a helluva good country. I can't understand what's gone wrong with it.

Easy Rider

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Topic

American decline America

Speaker

George Hanson

Actor

Jack Nicholson

Source

Easy Rider

Medium

Film

Genre

Road movie Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Easy Rider. Directed by Dennis Hopper. Pando Company Inc./Raybert Productions, 1969.

I know those law books mean a lot to you, but not out here. Out here a man settles his own problems.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

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Topic

Frontier justice Rule of law

Speaker

Tom Doniphon

Actor

John Wayne

Source

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Directed by John Ford, John Ford Productions, 1962.

Oh, yeah, they're gonna talk to you, and talk to you, and talk to you about individual freedom. But they see a free individual, it's gonna scare 'em.

Easy Rider

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Topic

The man Freedom

Speaker

George Hanson

Actor

Jack Nicholson

Source

Easy Rider

Medium

Film

Genre

Road movie Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Easy Rider. Directed by Dennis Hopper. Pando Company Inc./Raybert Productions, 1969.

I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

A Fistful of Dollars

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Speaker

Joe

Actor

Clint Eastwood

Source

A Fistful of Dollars

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Statement Type

Threat

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

Purple haze all in my brain
Lately things don't seem the same.

Jimi Hendrix

Purple Haze

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Topic

Being high Drugs

Speaker

Jimi Hendrix

Source

Purple Haze Are You Experienced?

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1967 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Hendrix, Jimi. Purple Haze. Performed by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Track Records/Reprise Records, 1967.

You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Topic

Facing one's fears Taking action Courage

Author

Eleanor Roosevelt

Source

You Learn by Living

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Roosevelt, Eleanor. You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life. Harper, 1960.

I feel pretty,
Oh, so pretty,
I feel pretty and witty and gay,
And I pity
Any girl who isn't me today.

West Side Story

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Topic

Good mood Felt cute

Speaker

Maria (West Side Story)

Actor

Natalie Wood

Source

West Side Story

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Musical (film) Drama Musical

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

West Side Story. Directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise, Seven Arts Productions/The Mirisch Company, 1961.

The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.

Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Topic

Conscience Personal integrity

Speaker

Atticus Finch

Author

Harper Lee

Source

To Kill a Mockingbird

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1960, ch. 11.

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Topic

Nonviolence Activism

Author

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Medium

Nobel Prize Lecture Speech

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Nobel Lecture." Les Prix Nobel en 1964. [The Nobel Peace Prize 1964.] 11 Dec. 1964, Auditorium of the University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.

Ronald Reagan

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Topic

Fragility of freedom Threats to freedom Freedom

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Source

Address to the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 0

Citation

Reagan, Ronald. Address to the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. 30 Mar. 1961, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!

Dr. Strangelove

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Topic

War

Speaker

President Merkin Muffley

Actor

Peter Sellers

Source

Dr. Strangelove

Medium

Film

Genre

Black comedy (film) War (film) Black comedy War

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

A son is a poor substitute for a lover.

Norman Bates

Psycho

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Topic

Mothers and sons

Speaker

Norman Bates

Actor

Anthony Perkins

Source

Psycho

Medium

Film

Genre

Psychological thriller (film) Horror (film) Psychological horror Horror

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Psycho. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Shamley Productions, 1960.

Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature.

Salvador Dalí

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Topic

Mistakes Artistic process

Author

Salvador Dalí

Source

Diary of a Genius

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

Spanish

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Dali, Salvador. Journal d'un Génie [Diary of a Genius]. Gallimard, c. 1964.

Cause I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love.

The Beatles

Can't Buy Me Love

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Topic

Limits of money Money

Speaker

The Beatles

Source

Can't Buy Me Love A Hard Day's Night

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop rock Rock music

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Lennon, John and Paul McCartney. "Can't Buy Me Love." Performed by The Beatles. A Hard Day's Night. Parlophone/Capitol, 1964.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.

Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Topic

Empathy Perspective

Speaker

Atticus Finch

Author

Harper Lee

Source

To Kill a Mockingbird

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1960, ch. 3.

All the lonely people,
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people,
Where do they all belong?

The Beatles

Eleanor Rigby

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Topic

Loneliness

Speaker

The Beatles

Source

Eleanor Rigby Revolver

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

1966 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lennon, John and Paul McCartney. "Eleanor Rigby." Performed by The Beatles. Revolver. Parlophone Records/Capitol Records, 1966.