Most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and the right place, they're capable of anything.

Chinatown

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Topic

Capacity for evil Human nature

Speaker

Noah Cross

Actor

John Huston

Source

Chinatown

Medium

Film

Genre

Neo-noir Mystery (film) Mystery

Language

English

Time

1974 1970s 20th century

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Chinatown. Directed by Roman Polanski, Long Road Productions/Robert Evans Company, 1974.

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Source
2005 Stanford commencement address
Medium
Speech
Genre
Commencement address
Statement Type
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Language
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Time
1974 1970s 20th century
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Another quote about Human nature

In this war, things get confused out there. Power, ideals, the old morality, practical military necessity. But out there with these natives, it must be a temptation to be God. 'Cause there's a conflict in every human heart, between the rational and the irrational, between good and evil, and good does not always triumph. Sometimes, the dark side overcomes what Lincoln called the better angels of our nature. Every man has got a breaking point. You and I have one. Walt Kurtz has reached his and very obviously, he has gone insane.

Apocalypse Now

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Topic
Good and evil Human nature Vietnam War
Speaker
General R. Corman
Actor
G. D. Spradlin
Source
Apocalypse Now
Medium
Film
Genre
Psychological drama (film) War (film) Psychological drama War
Language
English
Time
1979 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Apocolypse Now. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Omni Zoetrope, 1979.