Some folks are born made to wave the flag,
Ooh, that red, white, and blue.
And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief,"
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord,
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no senator's son, no.
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one.

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Fortunate Son

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Vietnam War

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Creedence Clearwater Revival

Source

Fortunate Son

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Rock band

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Fogerty, John. "Fortunate Son." Performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Willy and the Poor Boys. Fantasy Records, 1969.

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Even if you win a rat race, you're still a rat.

William Sloane Coffin

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Topic
Rat race
Speaker
William Sloane Coffin
Medium
Sermon
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Coffin, William Sloane. "In Praise of Rest." 29 July 1979, Riverside Church, New York City, New York, USA. Sermon.

Current Citation

Coffin, William Sloane. "In Praise of Rest." The Collected Sermons of William Sloane Coffin: The Riverside Years. Vol. 1, Westminster John Knox Press, 2008.

Another quote about Vietnam War

It seems now more certain than ever that the bloody experience of Vietnam is to end in a stalemate.

Walter Cronkite

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Vietnam War American politics Media
Speaker
Walter Cronkite
Medium
TV program
Language
English
Time
1968 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Cronkite, Walter. "We are Mired in Stalemate." CBS Evening News, created by Don Hewitt, CBS News Productions, 27 Feb. 1968.