Why is it that if a man kills another man in battle, it's called heroic, yet if he kills a man in the heat of passion, it's called murder?

Wayne's World

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War Murder

Speaker

Glen

Actor

Ed O'Neill

Source

Wayne's World

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Wayne's World. Directed by Penelope Spheeris, Paramount Pictures, 1992.

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If the Persians hide the sun, the battle will be in shade rather than sunlight.

Herodotus

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Dieneces of Sparta

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Herodotus
Source
Histories
Genre
Historical literature
Language
Greek
Time
430 BC 430s BC 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Herodotus. Ἱστορίαι [Histories]. c. 430 BC, bk. 7, sect. 226.

Current Citation

Herodotus. The Histories, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 7, sect. 226.

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What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

The Hangover

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Las Vegas
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The Hangover
Medium
Film
Genre
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Language
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Time
2009 2000s 21st century
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The Hangover. Directed by Todd Phillips, Ledgendary Entertainment/Greenhat Films/Bender/Spink, 2009.

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Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?

Steve Jobs

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Steve Jobs
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Language
English
Time
1983 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Jobs, Steve. Quoted in Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple, by John Sculley and John A. Byrne. Harper & Row, 1987, ch. 3. Originally a comment made to persuade John Sculley to become Apple's CEO, c. 1983.