In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the woman. That's why you gotta make your own moves.

Tony Montana

Scarface

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Topic

America Money and power

Speaker

Tony Montana

Actor

Al Pacino

Source

Scarface

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Drama (film) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

1983 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Scarface. Directed by Brian De Palma, Universal Pictures, 1983.

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Fight the power.

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Fight the Power
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Time
1989 1980s 20th century
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Another quote about America

Religious insanity is very common in the United States.

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Author

Alexis de Tocqueville
Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
1840 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Tocqueville, Alexis De. De La Democratie en Amerique [Democracy in America]. Vol. 2, London: Saunders and Otley, 1840, sect. 2, ch. 12.

Current Citation

Tocqueville, Alexis De. Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II, translated by Henry Reeve. Bantam Classics, 2000, vol. 2, sect. 2, ch. 12.

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Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'.

Andy Dufresne

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Topic
Living life to the fullest Giving up Decisions and choices
Speaker
Andy Dufresne
Actor
Tim Robbins
Source
The Shawshank Redemption
Medium
Film
Genre
Prison drama (film) Drama (film) Prison drama Drama
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1994 1990s 20th century
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Citation

The Shawshank Redemption. Directed by Frank Darabont, Castle Rock Entertainment, 1994.