America is great indeed. Imagine a country so free, one can throw glass on the streets!

Prince Akeem

Coming to America

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Topic

American freedom America

Speaker

Prince Akeem

Actor

Eddie Murphy

Source

Coming to America

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Coming To America. Directed by John Landis, Eddie Murphy Productions, 1988.

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You gotta fight
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Fight For Your Right Licensed to Ill
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Another quote about America

At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.

Abraham Lincoln

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American decline Societal collapse America
Speaker
Abraham Lincoln
Source
Address before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1838 1830s 19th century
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Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions." 27 Jan. 1838, Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, IL, USA.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Address to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois, January 27, 1838." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.

Another quote from the following genre Comedy

And I knew exactly what to do. But in a much more real sense, I had no idea what to do.

Michael Scott

The Office

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Knowing what to do Cluelessness
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Michael Scott
Actor
Steve Carell
Source
The Office
Medium
TV program
Genre
Comedy (TV) Comedy
Language
English
Time
2009 2000s 21st century
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Citation

"Stress Relief." The Office, written by Greg Daniels and Paul Lieberstein and Ricky Gervais, directed by Jeffrey Blitz, season 5, episode 13, Deedle-Dee Productions and Reveille Productions, 2009.

Another quote of the following type Irony

Time is a great teacher but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

Hector Berlioz

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Effects of time Time

Author

Hector Berlioz
Source
Letters of Hector Berlioz
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Irony
Language
French
Time
1856 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Berlioz, Hector. Personal letter. Nov. 1856.