Well, they're saved from the blessings of civilization.

Stagecoach

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Topic

Civilization

Speaker

Doc Josiah Boone

Actor

Thomas Mitchell

Source

Stagecoach

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Stagecoach. Directed by John Ford, Walter Wanger Productions, 1939.

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Another quote from the 1930s

What most people don't seem to realize is that there is just as much money to be made out of the wreckage of a civilization as from the upbuilding of one.

Margaret Mitchell

Gone with the Wind

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Topic
Decline of civilization

Author

Margaret Mitchell
Source
Gone with the Wind
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1936 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Mitchell, Margaret. Gone with the Wind. Macmillan Publishers, 1936, pt. 2, ch. 9.

Current Citation

Mitchell, Margaret. Gone with the Wind. Scribner, 2007, pt. 2, ch. 9.

Another quote from 1939

Follow the yellow brick road.

The Munchkins

The Wizard of Oz

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Topic
Adventure The unknown
Speaker
The Munchkins
Source
Follow the Yellow Brick Road/You're Off to See the Wizard The Wizard of Oz
Medium
Song Film
Language
English
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

"Follow the Yellow Brick Road/You're Off to See the Wizard." The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming, composed by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Harburg, Edgar Yipsel "Yip." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.

Another quote of the following type Irony

Time is a great teacher but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

Hector Berlioz

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Topic
Effects of time Time

Author

Hector Berlioz
Source
Letters of Hector Berlioz
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Irony
Language
French
Time
1856 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Berlioz, Hector. Personal letter. Nov. 1856.