You know, this used to be a helluva good country. I can't understand what's gone wrong with it.

Easy Rider

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Topic

American decline America

Speaker

George Hanson

Actor

Jack Nicholson

Source

Easy Rider

Medium

Film

Genre

Road movie Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Easy Rider. Directed by Dennis Hopper. Pando Company Inc./Raybert Productions, 1969.

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John Updike
Source
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Medium
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Language
English
Time
1968 1960s 20th century
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Citation

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Another quote about America

Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
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Author

Emma Lazarus
Source
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Medium
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Language
English
Time
1883 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Lazarus, Emma. "The New Colossus." Statue of Liberty published catalog. c. 1883, I. 10.

Current Citation

Lazarus, Emma. "The New Colossus." Emma Lazarus: Selected Poems, edited by John Hollander. Library of America, 2005, I. 10.

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It's classified. I could tell ya, but then I'd have to kill ya.

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Topic
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Speaker
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Actor
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Source
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Medium
Film
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

Top Gun. Directed by Tony Scott, Paramount Pictures/Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, 1986.