Well, as I said, this is a man's world, Jeff, and you gotta check your ideals outside the door like you do your others.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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Topic

Ideals in politics Politics

Speaker

Senator Joseph Paine

Actor

Claude Rains

Source

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Medium

Film

Genre

Political (film) Comedy drama (film) Political Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Directed by Frank Capra, Columbia Pictures, 1939.

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Authentication Score 3
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Another quote from 1939

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Author

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Source
Wind, Sand and Stars
Genre
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Language
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Time
1939 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

De Saint-Exupery, Antoine. Terre des hommes [Wind, Sand and Stars]. Gallimard, 1939.