International Movie Quotes for the 4th of July!

Anybody can offer up the traditional very jingoistic films when it comes to America’s 4th of July celebration. I wanted to offer some films that speak on America, in a more broad and I believe honest way. From putting it into a historical context, to more obscure touchings on things that are quintessentially American, but are more, quintessentially human. And were here before America. And exist in other nations, and other cultures. Things that are first and foremost… about the human condition.

 

 

” I had wanted a mission. I had wanted a mission, and for my sins they gave me one.”

–APOCALYPSE NOW

 

“You chivalric Fool! As if the way one fell down mattered.”

“When the fall is all there is… it matters.”

—THE LION IN WINTER

 

 

“But I … shall finish the game.”

—YOUNG GUNS

“Do you expect me to talk?”

“No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to DIE.”

“I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust.”

— AMERICAN PSYCHO ( or 2016 Presidential debates 🙂 )

 

“I didn’t hear no bell.”

–ROCKY V — I don’t care what the haters say, I love this film. I think its right up there with the best of the ROCKY franchise. I like it better than ROCKY 3 and 4.That fight in the street,… EPIC.

 

WEDNESDAYS WORDS

“And if you heard I was celebrating… it’s a world wide lie!”
—Public Enemy

WEDNESDAYS WORDS is a new weekly installment that ranks the most interesting, intriguing books of the week (old, new, reissues, digital, etc). Contributors represent a variety of genres and sources. Each book includes Title and publisher blurb.

Declaration Of Independence, Constitution Of The United States Of America, Bill Of Rights And Constitutional Amendments [Paperback]
Book Description
Publication Date: June 24, 2012
A compilation of important American government documents including the Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States of America, the Bill of Rights and all amendments to the United States Constitution. An excellent educational reference tool to have on hand.
Declaration Of Independence, Constitution Of The United States Of America, Bill Of Rights And Constitutional Amendments

Civil Disobedience and Other Essays (Dover Thrift Editions) [Paperback]
Henry David Thoreau (Author)
Book Description

Publication Date: May 20, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0486275639 | ISBN-13: 978-0486275635
Thoreau has inspired generations of readers to think for themselves and to find meaning and beauty in nature. This sampling includes five of his most frequently read and cited essays: “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience” (1849), “Life without Principle” (1863), “Slavery in Massachusetts” (1854), “A Plea for Captain John Brown” (1869) and “Walking” (1862).
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays (Dover Thrift Editions)

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Signet Classics) [Mass Market Paperback]
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
Publication Date: June 7, 2005 | Series: Signet Classics

One of the most important documents in American history…In this wrenching, classic autobiography, Douglass describes himself as a man who became a slave—and, later, a slave who became a man. With an Introduction by Minister Peter J. Gomes of Harvard University.

Review
“Having consistently used the book for almost a decade, I can say that it remains the most popular of my required books. The introduction places Douglass in a historical context comprehensible to undergraduates and offers students shrewd insights into how he drafted his autobiography.”
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Signet Classics)

The Communist Manifesto and Other Revolutionary Writings: Marx, Marat, Paine, Mao Tse-Tung, Gandhi and Others (Dover Thrift Editions) [Paperback]

Book Description
Publication Date: January 15, 2003
Spanning 3 centuries, this works include such milestone documents as the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789), and The Communist Manifesto (1848). Also included are writings by the Russian revolutionaries Lenin and Trotsky, Marat and Danton of the French Revolution, Rousseau, Gandhi, Mao, other leading figures in revolutionary thought.
The Communist Manifesto and Other Revolutionary Writings: Marx, Marat, Paine, Mao Tse-Tung, Gandhi and Others (Dover Thrift Editions)

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