The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.

Stanley Kubrick

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Topic

Morality in foreign policy Foreign policy International politics Might makes right

Speaker

Stanley Kubrick

Source

The Guardian

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Film director

From

United States

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Citation

Kubrick, Stanley. Quoted in The Guardian. 5 June 1963.

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How many roads must a man walk down
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The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

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Blowin' in the Wind The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Medium
Song
Genre
Folk music
Statement Type
Question
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Dylan, Bob. "Blowin' in the Wind." The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Columbia Records, 1963.

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The world must be made safe for democracy.

Woodrow Wilson

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Topic
America and the world International politics
Speaker
Woodrow Wilson
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1917 1910s 20th century
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Original Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. Address to congress requesting a declaration of war against Germany. Congress meeting. 2 Apr. 1917, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. "Address to a Joint Session of Congress Calling for a Declaration of War." Woodrow Wilson: Essential Writings and Speeches of the Scholar-President, edited by Mario R. DiNunzio. New York University Press, 2006.