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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Citation

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

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Topic
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
1973 1970s 20th century
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Citation

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As long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable.

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Aldous Huxley
Source
Ends and Means
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
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Time
1937 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Huxley, Aldous. Ends and Means (an Enquiry Into the Nature of Ideals and Into the Methods Employed for Their Realization). Chatto & Windus, 1937, ch. 8.