Well, they're saved from the blessings of civilization.

Stagecoach

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Topic

Civilization

Speaker

Doc Josiah Boone

Actor

Thomas Mitchell

Source

Stagecoach

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Stagecoach. Directed by John Ford, Walter Wanger Productions, 1939.

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Patriotism, as I see it, is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

George Jean Nathan

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Topic
Downsides of patriotism Patriotism

Author

George Jean Nathan
Language
English
Time
1931 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Nathan, George Jean. Testament of a Critic. A. A. Knopf, 1931, bk. 1.

Another quote from 1939

I'm melting, melting! Oh, what a world, what a world! Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness?

The Wizard of Oz

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Dying
Speaker
Wicked Witch of the West
Actor
Margaret Hamilton
Source
The Wizard of Oz
Medium
Film
Genre
Fantasy (film) Musical (film) Fantasy Musical
Language
English
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.

Another quote of the following type Irony

You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in your sight, or allow their names to be mentioned in your hearing.

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

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Topic
Forgiveness
Speaker
Mr. Bennet

Author

Jane Austen
Source
Pride and Prejudice
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Irony
Language
English
Time
1813 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Vol. 3, London: Thomas Egerton, 1813, ch. 15.

Current Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Penguin Books, 2002, ch. 15.