I have to remind myself that some birds aren’t meant to be caged.

Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

The Shawshank Redemption

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Topic

Confinement Prison Freedom

Speaker

Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

Actor

Morgan Freeman

Source

The Shawshank Redemption

Medium

Film

Genre

Prison drama (film) Drama (film) Prison drama Drama

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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Citation

The Shawshank Redemption. Directed by Frank Darabont, Castle Rock Entertainment, 1994.

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Another quote about Freedom

The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.

Louis Brandeis

Olmstead v. United States

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Topic
Threats to freedom Freedom

Author

Louis Brandeis
Source
Olmstead v. United States
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Dissenting opinion Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1928 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Brandeis, Louis. Dissenting Opinion. Olmstead v. United States. United States Reports, vol. 277, 4 June 1928, pp. 471-485. Justia, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/277/438/.

Another quote from the following genre Drama

Now, I have come to the crossroads in my life. I always knew what the right path was. Without exception, I knew. But I never took it. You know why? It was too damn hard.

Al Pacino

Scent of a Woman

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Topic
Doing the right thing
Speaker
Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Actor
Al Pacino
Source
Scent of a Woman
Medium
Film
Genre
Drama (film) Drama
Language
English
Time
1992 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Scent of a Woman. Directed by Martin Brest, City Lights Films, 1992.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.

Winston Churchill

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Topic
Cold War Soviet Union
Speaker
Winston Churchill
Source
Sinews of Peace
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Sinews of Peace." 5 Mar. 1946, Westminster College, Fulton, MO, USA. Speech.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "The Soviet Danger: The Iron Curtain." Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Great Speeches, edited by David Cannadine. Penguin Classics, 2007.