He had a theory that if you should find one perfect thing, or place or person, you should stick to it. Do you think that's very silly?

Rebecca

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Topic

Commitment

Speaker

Mrs. de Winter

Actor

Joan Fontaine

Source

Rebecca

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic (drama) Psychological thriller (film) Romantic drama Psychological thriller

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Rebecca. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Selznick International Pictures, 1940.

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Another quote from the 1940s

I can't prove you are a Communist. But when I see a bird that quacks like a duck, walks like a duck, has feathers and webbed feet and associates with ducks-I'm certainly going to assume that he is a duck.

Emil Mazey

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Topic
Communism
Speaker
Emil Mazey
Language
English
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Mazey, Emil. Spoken at labor meeting of the United Automobile Workers. Labor meeting. 1946, Detroit, MI, USA.

Another quote from 1940

Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth lasts for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour.'

Winston Churchill

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Topic
World War II British empire
Speaker
Winston Churchill
Source
Their Finest Hour
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Their Finest Hour." House of Commons meeting. 18 June 1940, The Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK. Address.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Alone: Their Finest Hour." Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Great Speeches, edited by David Cannadine. Penguin Classics, 2007.