Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV
And you think you're so clever and classless and free
But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see.

John Lennon

Working Class Hero

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Topic

False consciousness

Speaker

John Lennon

Source

Working Class Hero John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop music Rock music

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Singer-songwriter Musician

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lennon, John. "Working Class Hero." John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. Apple Records, 1970.

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Topic
God's love Loving others
Speaker
Mother Teresa
Source
Nobel Prize Lecture
Medium
Speech
Language
English
Time
1979 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Mother Teresa. Nobel Peace Prize lecture. Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. 10 Dec. 1979, Oslo, Norway.