Can you dig it?

The Warriors

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Speaker

Cyrus

Actor

Roger Hill

Source

The Warriors

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Crime (film) Action Crime

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

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Citation

The Warrors. Directed by Walter Hill, Lawrence Gordon Productions, 1979.

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In this war, things get confused out there. Power, ideals, the old morality, practical military necessity. But out there with these natives, it must be a temptation to be God. 'Cause there's a conflict in every human heart, between the rational and the irrational, between good and evil, and good does not always triumph. Sometimes, the dark side overcomes what Lincoln called the better angels of our nature. Every man has got a breaking point. You and I have one. Walt Kurtz has reached his and very obviously, he has gone insane.

Apocalypse Now

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Topic
Good and evil Human nature Vietnam War
Speaker
General R. Corman
Actor
G. D. Spradlin
Source
Apocalypse Now
Medium
Film
Genre
Psychological drama (film) War (film) Psychological drama War
Language
English
Time
1979 1970s 20th century
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Citation

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

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How, then, might we contrive... One noble lie to persuade if possible the rulers themselves, but failing that the rest of the city?

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
Politics and lies Lies
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.