Did you see the frightened ones? Did you hear the falling bombs? Did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter when the promise of a brave new world unfurled beneath a clear blue sky?

Pink Floyd

Goodbye Blue Sky

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World War II

Speaker

Pink Floyd

Source

Goodbye Blue Sky

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Rock band

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Waters, Roger. "Goodbye Blue Sky." Performed by Pink Floyd. The Wall. Harvest Records/Columbia Records, 1979.

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The lyricism of marginality may find inspiration in the image of the "outlaw," the great social nomad, who prowls on the confines of a docile, frightened order.

Michel Foucault

Discipline and Punish

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Topic
Outsiders and outcasts

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Michel Foucault
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Discipline and Punish
Language
French
Time
1975 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Foucault, Michel. Surveiller et punir: Naissance de la prison [Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison]. Gallimard, 1975.

Another quote about World War II

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

Winston Churchill

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Topic
World War II
Speaker
Winston Churchill
Source
The Few
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "The Few." House of Commons meeting. 20 Aug. 1940, The Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK. Address.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "The Battle of Britain: 'The Few'." Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Great Speeches, edited by David Cannadine. Penguin Classics, 2007.

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O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name,
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.

William Shakespeare

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Juliet Capulet

Author

William Shakespeare
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Question
Language
English
Time
1597 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. London: John Danter, 1597, act 2, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Romeo and Juliet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 2.