Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!

Dr. Strangelove

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Topic

War

Speaker

President Merkin Muffley

Actor

Peter Sellers

Source

Dr. Strangelove

Medium

Film

Genre

Black comedy (film) War (film) Black comedy War

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dr. Strangelove. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Hawk Films, 1964.

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The pebble
is a perfect creature

equal to itself
mindful of its limits

filled exactly
with a pebbly meaning

Zbigniew Herbert

Pebble

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Author

Zbigniew Herbert
Source
Pebble
Medium
Poem
Language
Polish
Time
1966 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Herbert, Zbigniew. "Kamyk [Pebble]." Studium przedmiotu [Subject Study]. Czytelnik, 1961.

Another quote about War

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.

George S. Patton

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Topic
Winning a war War

Author

George S. Patton
Medium
Speech
Genre
Military speech
Language
English
Time
1933 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Patton, George Smith. "Mechanized Forces." Jan. 1933, Fort Myer, VA, USA. Lecture.

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.