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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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

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Citation

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

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They lived und laughed ant loved end left.

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Finnegans Wake

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Looking back Life
Speaker
Jute

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Time
1939 1930s 20th century
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Original Citation

Joyce, James. Finnegans Wake. Faber and Faber, 1939.

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Another quote about Politics

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold.

W.B. Yeats

The Second Coming

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Dissolution Decline of civilization Societal collapse Political polarization Politics

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W.B. Yeats
Source
The Second Coming
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1920 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 0
Original Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Second Coming." The Dial, Nov. 1920.

Current Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Second Coming." W. B. Yeats: The Major Works, edited by Edward Larrissy. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Another quote from 1939

Follow the yellow brick road.

The Munchkins

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The Munchkins
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Follow the Yellow Brick Road/You're Off to See the Wizard The Wizard of Oz
Medium
Song Film
Language
English
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

"Follow the Yellow Brick Road/You're Off to See the Wizard." The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming, composed by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Harburg, Edgar Yipsel "Yip." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.