You’ve been given a great gift, George, a chance to see what the world would be like without you.

It's a Wonderful Life

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Topic

Counterfactual history

Speaker

Clarence

Actor

Henry Travers

Source

It's a Wonderful Life

Medium

Film

Genre

Christmas (film) Drama (film) Christmas Drama

Language

English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

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Citation

It's a Wonderful Life. Directed by Frank Capra, Liberty Films, 1946.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Some Chicken! Some Neck!" Joint session of Canadian Parliament. 30 Dec. 1941, Ottawa, Canada. Address.

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Another quote from 1946

Anything you can do, I can do better, I can do anything better than you.

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Topic
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Author

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Source
Anything You Can Do
Medium
Song
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted? One moment. Would you capture it? Or just let it slip?

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Time
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