I saw ten thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken,
I saw guns and sharp swords, in the hands of young children…
It's a hard rain's a gonna fall.

Bob Dylan

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

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Topic

Hard times Visions

Speaker

Bob Dylan

Source

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Medium

Song

Genre

Folk music

Statement Type

Prophecies and predictions

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Singer-songwriter Musician Poet

From

United States

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Citation

Dylan, Bob. "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall." The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Columbia Records, 1963.

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Irving Layton
Language
English
Time
1969 1960s 20th century
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Another quote of the following type Prophecies and predictions

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.

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Dystopian future Totalitarianism The future
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Author

George Orwell
Source
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Medium
Novel
Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1949 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Secker & Warburg, 1949, pt. 3, ch. 3.