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Berry, Wendell. The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture. Sierra Club Books, 1977, ch. 7.

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The Exorcist. Directed by William Friedkin, Hoya Productions, 1973.

This right of privacy...is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy.

Byron White

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White, Byron. United States, Supreme Court. Roe v. Wade. United States Reports, vol. 410, 22 Jan. 1973, pp. 113-. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/410/113/.

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Apocolypse Now. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Omni Zoetrope, 1979.

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Allen, Woody. Quoted in "He's Woody Allen's 1‐1‐Silent Partner." Written by Susan Braudy. The New York Times, 21 Aug. 1977.

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Animal House. Directed by John Landis, Universal Pictures, 1978.

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Ford, Gerald. Debate with Jimmy Carter. The Second Carter-Ford Presidential Debate. 6 Oct. 1976, Palace of the Fine Arts Theater, San Francisco, CA, USA.

What did the president know and when did he know it?

Howard H. Baker, Jr.

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Baker, Howard, Jr. Spoken at Senate Watergate Committee hearings. Senate Watergate Committee hearings. 25 June 1973, United States Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Adams, Douglas. "Fit the Fourth." The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Primary Phase. BBC Radio 4, London, England, UK, 29 Mar. 1978.

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Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Pan Books, 1979, ch. 31.

Our long national nightmare is over. Our Constitution works; our great republic is a government of laws and not of men.

Gerald Ford

On being sworn in as President following the Watergate scandal and Richard Nixon's resignation.

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Ford, Gerald. Remarks on taking the oath of office. 9 Aug. 1974, East Room, The White House, Washington, DC, USA.

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Pynchon, Thomas. Gravity's Rainbow. Viking Press, 1973.

There it is, ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning.

Howard Cosell

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Cosell, Howard. Reporting a fire during the World Series. World Series. 12 Oct. 1977, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY, USA.

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Cosell, Howard. Quoted in The Bronx is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City, written by Jonathan Mahler. Picador, 2007, ch. 64.

Some people feel the rain, others just get wet.

Roger Miller

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Miller, Roger. Roger Miller and His Friends. ABC, 1 Jan. 1973.

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Allen, Woody. Quoted in On Being Funny: Woody Allen and Comedy, written by Eric Lax. Charterhouse, 1975.

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Pirsig, Robert M. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. William Morrow and Company, 1974.

Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?

Edward N. Lorenz

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Lorenz, Edward N. "Predictability: Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?" Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 29 Dec. 1979, Washington, DC, USA.

Like two skeletons copulating on a corrugated tin roof.

Thomas Beecham

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Beecham, Thomas. Beecham Stories, complied by Harold Atkins and Archie Newman. Robson Books, 1978.

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Marley, Bob and Peter Tosh. "Get Up, Stand Up." Performed by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Burnin'. Tuff Gong/Island Records, 1973.

War!
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing.

Edwin Starr

War

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Strong, Barett and Norman Whitfield. "War." Performed by The Temptations. Psychedelic Shack. Gordy, 1970.

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McVie, Christine. "Don't Stop." Performed by Fleetwood Mac. Rumours. Warner Records, 1977.