1980s

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Fuck! Even in the future nothing works.

Spaceballs

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Topic

Dystopian future The future

Speaker

Dark Helmet

Actor

Rick Moranis

Source

Spaceballs

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (fim) Science fiction (film) Comedy Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Spaceballs. Directed by Mel Brooks, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Brooksfilms/Industrial Light & Magic, 1987

We're the party that wants to see an America in which people can still get rich.

Ronald Reagan

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Topic

Republicans American politics

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Reagan, Ronald. Remark at Republican congressional dinner. Salute to President Ronald Reagan Dinner. 4 May 1982, Washington, DC, USA.

Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it?

The Karate Kid

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Topic

Fear

Speaker

Kreese

Actor

Martin Kove

Source

The Karate Kid

Medium

Film

Genre

Martial arts (film) Drama (film) Martial arts Drama

Language

English

Time

1984 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Karate Kid. Directed by John G. Avildsen, Delphi II Productions/Jerry Weintraub Productions, 1984.

When the first President, George Washington, placed his hand upon the Bible, he stood less than a single day's journey by horseback from raw, untamed wilderness. There were 4 million Americans in a union of 13 States. Today, we are 60 times as many in a union of 50 States. We've lighted the world with our inventions, gone to the aid of mankind wherever in the world there was a cry for help, journeyed to the Moon and safely returned. So much has changed, and yet we stand together as we did two centuries ago.

Ronald Reagan

Second Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan

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Topic

American expansion America

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Reagan, Ronald. "Second Inaugural Address." 21 Jan. 1985, United States Capitol rotunda, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

You’re rather...attractive, for a beautiful girl with a great body.

Caddyshack

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Topic

Beautiful women Beauty

Speaker

Ty Webb

Actor

Chevy Chase

Source

Caddyshack

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Compliment

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Caddyshack. Directed by Harold Ramis, Orion Pictures, 1980.

But only in their dreams can men be truly free. 'Twas always thus, and always thus will be.

Dead Poets Society

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Topic

Freedom Dreams

Speaker

John Keating

Actor

Robin Williams

Source

Dead Poets Society

Medium

Film

Genre

Teen (film) Drama (film) Teen Drama

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dead Poets Society. Directed by Peter Weir, Touchstone Pictures/Silver Screen Partners IV, 1989.

Clearly, mistakes were made.

George H.W. Bush

Speech to the American Enterprise Institute, December 3, 1986

On the Iran-Contra scandal.

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Topic

Iran-Contra Political scandals American politics

Speaker

George H.W. Bush

Source

Speech to the American Enterprise Institute, December 3, 1986

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Bush, George H. W. Speech at the American Enterprise Institute. 3 Dec. 1986, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC, USA.

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it… People think pleasing God is all God care about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.

Alice Walker

The Color Purple

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Topic

Beauty of nature Nature

Speaker

Shug

Author

Alice Walker

Source

The Color Purple

Medium

Novel

Genre

Epistolary novel

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Walker, Alice. The Color Purple. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982.

I'm in the prime of my youth, and I'll only be young once!

Stand By Me

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Topic

Youth

Speaker

Teddy Duchamp

Actor

Corey Feldman

Source

Stand By Me

Medium

Film

Genre

Coming of age (film) Coming of age

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Stand By Me. Directed by Rob Reiner, Act III Productions, 1986.

How much is enough?

Bud Fox

Wall Street

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Topic

Accumulation of wealth Money

Speaker

Bud Fox

Actor

Charlie Sheen

Source

Wall Street

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wall Street. Directed by Oliver Stone, American Entertainment Partners/American Films, 1987.

We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.

Carl Sagan

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Topic

Ephemeral nature of life Nature of time

Author

Carl Sagan

Source

Cosmos

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Sagan, Carl. Cosmos. Random House, 1980, ch. 2.

You know, it's very strange. I have been in the revenge business so long, now that it’s over, I don’t know what to do with the rest of my life.

Iñigo Montoya

The Princess Bride

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Topic

Revenge

Speaker

Iñigo Montoya

Actor

Mandy Patinkin

Source

The Princess Bride

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Fantasy (film) Comedy Fantasy

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Princess Bride. Directed by Rob Reiner, Act III Communications/Buttercup Films/The Princess Bride Ltd., 1987.

Every day above ground is a good day.

Scarface

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Topic

Life

Speaker

Bernstein

Actor

Harris Yulin

Source

Scarface

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Drama (film) Crime Drama

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1983 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Scarface. Directed by Brian De Palma, Universal Pictures, 1983.

Have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not find God.

Alice Walker

The Color Purple

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Topic

God and man The Church

Speaker

Shug

Author

Alice Walker

Source

The Color Purple

Medium

Novel

Genre

Epistolary novel

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Walker, Alice. The Color Purple. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982.

In your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to beware the temptation of pride—the temptation of blithely declaring yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire.

Ronald Reagan

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Topic

Soviet Union

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1983 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Reagan, Ronald. "Evil Empire." Annual convention of National Association of Evangelicals. 8 Mar. 1983, Orlando, FL, USA.

What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe?...Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing?

Stephen Hawking

A Brief History of Time

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Topic

Laws of physics Existence of the universe Origin of the universe The universe

Author

Stephen Hawking

Source

A Brief History of Time

Genre

Scientific literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hawking, Steven. A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes. Bantam Dell Publishing Group, 1988, conclusion.

You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.

César Chávez

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Topic

Raising consciousness Literacy Oppression Progress Politics

Speaker

César Chávez

Source

Speeches of César Chávez

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1984 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Chávez, César. "What the Future Holds." Commonwealth Club meeting. 9 Nov. 1984, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Current Citation

Chávez, César. "Address to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, November 9, 1984." The Words of Cesar Chavez. Texas A&M University Press, 2002.

Jane, since I've met you, I've noticed things that I never knew were there before...birds singing, dew glistening on a newly formed leaf, stoplights.

Lt. Frank Drebin

Naked Gun

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Topic

Infatuation Being in love

Speaker

Lt. Frank Drebin

Actor

Leslie Nielsen

Source

Naked Gun

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime comedy (film) Comedy (film) Crime comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad. Directed by David Zucker, Paramount Pictures, 1988.

The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.

Dorothea Lange

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Topic

Photography Medium is the message

Author

Dorothea Lange

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lange, Dorothea and Robert Coles. Photographs of a Lifetime. Aperture, 1982.

Have...a good...time...all the time. That's my philosophy, Marty.

This is Spinal Tap

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Topic

Having fun

Speaker

Viv Savage

Actor

David Kaff

Source

This is Spinal Tap

Medium

Film

Genre

Mockumentary Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1984 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

This is Spinal Tap. Directed by Rob Reiner, Spinal Tap Prod., 1984.