You’ve been given a great gift, George, a chance to see what the world would be like without you.

It's a Wonderful Life

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Topic

Counterfactual history

Speaker

Clarence

Actor

Henry Travers

Source

It's a Wonderful Life

Medium

Film

Genre

Christmas (film) Drama (film) Christmas Drama

Language

English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

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Citation

It's a Wonderful Life. Directed by Frank Capra, Liberty Films, 1946.

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Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
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Citation

Leopold, Aldo. "The Land Ethic." A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There. Oxford University Press, 1949.

Another quote from 1946

Hope raises no dust.

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Author

Paul Eluard
Medium
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Language
French
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Eluard, Paul. "Ailleurs, Ici Partout." Poesie ininterrompue. Paris: Gallimard, 1946.

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Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand.

Cool Hand Luke

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Speaker
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Citation

Cool Hand Luke. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg, Jalem Productions, 1967.