We are protected by the enormity of your stupidity, for a time.

Notorious

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Speaker

Madame Sebastian

Actor

Leopoldine Konstantin

Source

Notorious

Medium

Film

Genre

Film noir Spy (film) Spy

Statement Type

Insult

Language

English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Notorious. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, RKO Pictures/Vanguard Films, 1946.

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France has lost a battle. But France has not lost the war.

Charles de Gaulle

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Topic
French Resistance World War II
Speaker
Charles de Gaulle
Source
To All French
Medium
Poster
Language
French
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Citation

De Gaulle, Charles. A Tous Le Francais [To All Frenchmen]. 3 Aug. 1940.

Another quote from 1946

Political language—and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists—is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

George Orwell

Politics and the English Language

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Topic
Politics and lies Propaganda Politics

Author

George Orwell
Source
Politics and the English Language
Medium
Essay
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
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Original Citation

Orwell, George. "Politics and the English Language." Horizon, Apr. 1946, vol. 13, issue 76, pp. 252-265.

Current Citation

Orwell, George. "Politics and the English Language." The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell, vol. 4: In Front of Your Nose 1945-1950, edited by Sonia Orwell and Ian Angus. David R. Godine, 1999, no. 38.

Another quote of the following type Insult

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

Animal House

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Topic
Slovenliness
Speaker
Dean Vernon Wormer
Actor
John Vernon
Source
Animal House
Medium
Film
Genre
Comedy (film) Comedy
Statement Type
Advice Insult
Language
English
Time
1978 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Animal House. Directed by John Landis, Universal Pictures, 1978.