If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

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Topic

Invincibility

Speaker

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Actor

Alec Guinness

Source

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Science fiction (film) Epic Science fiction

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Directed by George Lucas, Lucasfilm Ltd., 1977.

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Source
Beyond This Horizon
Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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Citation

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I am condemned to be free.

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Source
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Medium
Essay
Genre
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Statement Type
Paradox
Language
French
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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Sartre, Jean Paul. Being and Nothingness, translated by Sarah Richmond. Washington Square Press, 2021, pt. 4, ch. 1.