Waving the flag with one hand and picking pockets with the other, that's your "patriotism."

Notorious

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Topic

Political cynicism Patriotism

Speaker

Alicia Huberman

Actor

Ingrid Bergman

Source

Notorious

Medium

Film

Genre

Film noir Spy (film) Spy

Language

English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Notorious. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, RKO Pictures/Vanguard Films, 1946.

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Another quote from the 1940s

Remember, no man is a failure who has friends.

It's a Wonderful Life

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Topic
Friendship Friends
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.

Another quote about Patriotism

Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong.

Stephen Decatur

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Topic
Patriotism

Author

Stephen Decatur
Language
English
Time
1816 1810s 19th century
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Citation

Decatur, Stephen. Toast given at a dinner in Virginia. Apr. 1816, Norfolk, VA, USA.

Another quote from 1946

I can't prove you are a Communist. But when I see a bird that quacks like a duck, walks like a duck, has feathers and webbed feet and associates with ducks-I'm certainly going to assume that he is a duck.

Emil Mazey

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Topic
Communism
Speaker
Emil Mazey
Language
English
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Mazey, Emil. Spoken at labor meeting of the United Automobile Workers. Labor meeting. 1946, Detroit, MI, USA.