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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Topic
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William O. Douglas
Source
Grisworld v. Connecticut
Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Douglas, William O. United States, Supreme Court. Griswold v. Connecticut. United States Reports, vol. 381, 7 June 1965, pp. 479–531. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/381/479/.

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The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

Walt Whitman

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Author

Walt Whitman
Source
Leaves of Grass
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1855 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, New York: Self-published, 1855, preface.

Current Citation

Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass: The Complete 1855 and 1891-2 Editions. Library of America, 2011, preface to 1855 edition.

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Heat

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Women's attractiveness
Speaker
Lt. Vincent Hanna
Actor
Al Pacino
Source
Heat
Medium
Film
Genre
Crime (film) Drama (film) Crime Drama
Language
English
Time
1995 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Heat. Directed by Michael Mann, Regency Enterprises/Forward Pass, 1995.