Funny how gentle people get with you once you're dead.

Sunset Boulevard

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Speaking ill of the dead Death

Speaker

Joe Gillis

Actor

William Holden

Source

Sunset Boulevard

Medium

Film

Genre

Film noir Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1950 1950s 20th century

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Sunset Boulevard. Directed by Billy Wilder, Paramount Pictures, 1950.

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Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.

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First Inaugural Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower

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America as example American politics Political theory
Speaker
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Source
First Inaugural Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential inaugural address
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Time
1953 1950s 20th century
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1953, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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He gave up the ghost.

Luke 23:46

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Moment of death Death
Source
Gospel of Luke The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Language
Greek
Time
61 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Luke 23:46).

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Put that coffee down! Coffee's for closers only.

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Blake
Actor
Alec Baldwin
Source
Glengarry Glen Ross
Medium
Film
Genre
Drama (film) Drama
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1992 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Glengarry Glen Ross. Directed by James Foley, Zupnik Enterprises, 1992.