Funny how gentle people get with you once you're dead.

Sunset Boulevard

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Speaking ill of the dead Death

Speaker

Joe Gillis

Actor

William Holden

Source

Sunset Boulevard

Medium

Film

Genre

Film noir Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1950 1950s 20th century

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Sunset Boulevard. Directed by Billy Wilder, Paramount Pictures, 1950.

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Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

Nikita Khrushchev

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Soviet Union Cold War
Speaker
Nikita Khrushchev
Statement Type
Prophecies and predictions Threat
Language
Russian
Time
1956 1950s 20th century
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Khrushchev, Nikita. Quoted in "Foreign News: We Will Bury You!" Time Magazine, 26 Nov. 1956. Originally stated while addressing western ambassadors. Reception at the Polish embassy. 18 Nov. 1956, Moscow, Russia.

Another quote about Death

He gave up the ghost.

Luke 23:46

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Moment of death Death
Source
Gospel of Luke The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
61 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Luke 23:46).

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Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know; that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall. You need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it!

Col. Nathan R. Jessep

A Few Good Men

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Defending freedom Dangerous world
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Col. Nathan R. Jessep
Actor
Jack Nicholson
Source
A Few Good Men
Medium
Film
Genre
Courtroom drama (film) Drama (film) Courtroom drama Drama
Language
English
Time
1992 1990s 20th century
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A Few Good Men. Directed by Rob Reiner, Castle Rock Entertainment, 1992.