Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets.

Taxi Driver

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Topic

Authoritarianism Decadence

Speaker

Travis Bickle

Actor

Robert De Niro

Source

Taxi Driver

Medium

Film

Genre

Neo-noir Crime (film) Crime

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1976 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Taxi Driver. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Bill/Phillips Productions/Italo/Judeo Productions, 1976.

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I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.

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The Godfather

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Topic
Making a deal
Speaker
Don Vito Corleone
Actor
Marlon Brando
Source
The Godfather
Medium
Film
Genre
Crime (film) Crime
Statement Type
Threat
Language
English
Time
1972 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Godfather. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Paramount Pictures/Alfran Productions, 1972.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

Every project has been found to be no better than committing the lamb to the custody of the wolf, except that one which is called a balance of power.

John Adams

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Topic
Constitutional theory Political theory

Author

John Adams
Source
Letters of John Adams
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1789 1780s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Adams, John. Letter to Roger Sherman. 17 July 1789.

Current Citation

Adams, John. "Correspondence with Roger Sherman and John Taylor." The Portable John Adams. Penguin Classics, 2004.